Exam Practice - Questions not on quizzes

Question 1

Print the value of product” is an example of a(n) ____ operation.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: output

Question 2

UNICODE is able to encode a total of ____ different characters.

Answer 2

The correct answer is: 65,536

Question 3

The ____ operation complements the value of a Boolean expression.

Answer 3

NOT

Question 4

To solve the difficulty of scaling memory organization, memories are physically organized into a ____-dimensional organization.

Answer 4

two

Question 5

n assembly language, a(n) ____ is a name, followed by a colon, placed at the beginning of an instruction.

Answer 5

label

Question 6

A ____ is a shared public file where anyone can post messages and everyone is free to read the postings of others.

Answer 6

bulletin board

Question 7

For a given user ID, ____ software will first try all words in its built-in dictionary, encrypting each with the well-known hash function and comparing the result with the password file.

Answer 7

password cracking

Question 8

In assembly language, the programmer must take a microscopic view of a task, breaking it down into tiny subtasks at the level of what is going on in individual ____.

Answer 8

memory locations

Question 9

The high-level language instructions are known as ____ code.

Answer 9

source

Question 10

Java ____ are programs designed to run from Web pages.

Answer 10

applets

Question 11

A(n) ____ definition defines a nonterminal symbol in terms of itself.

Answer 11

recursive

Question 12

A ____ is a data structure that stores information about a nonterminal, such as the actual name of the object and its data type.

Answer 12

semantic record

Question 13

The proof by ____ approach assumes that a specific Turing machine does exist and then shows that this assumption leads to an impossible situation.

Answer 13

contradiction

Question 14

If we know the ____, then the computer can generate a sequence of random numbers that follows this pattern, and this sequence accurately models the time it takes to serve customers in real life.

Answer 14

statistical distribution

Question 15

The field of ____ is concerned with the issue of how to visualize data in a way that highlights its important characteristics and simplifies its interpretation.

Answer 15

scientific visualization

Question 16

____ is concerned with how to visually display a large data set in a way that is most helpful to users and that maximizes its comprehension.

Answer 16

scientific visualization

Question 17

In many models, ____ (whether continuous or discrete) is one of the key variables.

Answer 17

time

Question 18

The number-one attraction to online shopping is probably ____.

Answer 18

convenience

Question 19

____ is the practice of impersonating a legitimate site for the purposes of stealing money or identity by collecting confidential information such as credit card numbers, names, and addresses.

Answer 19

spoofing

Question 20

____ allow the physical data to reside at separate and independent locations that are electronically networked together.

Answer 20

distributed databases

Question 21

We seek to perform a(n) ____ to find a solution path through the graph.

Answer 21

state-space search

Question 22

A(n) ____ contains facts about a specific subject domain to narrow the scope to a manageable size.

Answer 22

knowledge base

Question 23

he sequence of operations that must be completed successfully to produce a realistic three-dimensional image sequence is termed the ____.

Answer 23

graphics pipeline

Question 24

Typically, a ____ has its own dedicated random access memory where it stores its image data and which is separate from primary memory.

Answer 24

GPU

Question 25

The world in which the MMOG action takes place is created and managed by special computers called ____.

Answer 25

game servers

Question 26

____ is a rapidly growing area of computer and biological science research in which computers and graphics software are used to produce highly accurate two- and three-dimensional images of the human body.

Answer 26

medical imaging

Question 27

A ____ focuses more on the duties of the person acting and the way the act impinges on the rights of others.

Answer 27

deontologist

Question 28

The final step of the paramedic method is to ____.

Answer 28

The correct answer is: make a decision or loop again