Exam Theory Practice

Question 1

A(n) _______ is a program that translates the statements of a high-level language the resulting output is a set of machine executable statements

Answer 1

Compiler

Question 2

A(n) __________ is a sequence of characters that in some languages can be considered as one data value.

Answer 2

String

Question 3

A(n) ________ is a description of a set of values and the operations that can be applied to those values.

Answer 3

Data type

Question 4

A file’s _______ is a text designation of the location of the file within the file system.

Answer 4

Path

Question 5

What is the name of the last part of the file name that gives an indication of what kind of data the file contains?

Answer 5

File extension

Question 6

Operating systems manages the allocation and sharing of _______ resources to applications that want to use them.

Answer 6

Hardware

Question 7

The computer’s operating system and language translators are generally known as ________

Answer 7

System Software

Question 8

In the earliest electronic computers, programmers had to write machine language code expressed as ______ digits.

Answer 8

Binary

Question 9

How many bits are in a byte?

Answer 9

8

Question 10

Name some of the bases that the notation 364 can NOT be written in?

Answer 10

6,5,4,3,binary

Question 11

The ________ is the dot that separates the whole part from the fractional part in any real number in any base.

Answer 11

Radix point

Question 12

Which gate inverts its input?

Answer 12

NOT

Question 13

An assembly-language program uses _______________ to represent instructions.

Answer 13

Mnemonics

Question 14

The control unit fetches the next instruction from memory using the address stored in the ___________

Answer 14

Program counter

Question 15

A(n) __________ is a descriptive name you give to memory locations which are used to store values.

Answer 15

Variable

Question 16

Compiled programs are generally slower than interpreted programs(true or false)

Answer 16

False

Question 17

An interpreter translates and executes the statements in sequence. (true or false)

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Imperative paradigm describe the results, but not how to get to it. (true or false)

Answer 18

True

Question 19

A(n) ________ is an abstract data type behaves in a manner similar to a waiting line at a bank or supermarket.

Answer 19

Queue

Question 20

A(n) ________ operates on a “last in, first out” manner.

Answer 20

Stack

Question 21

________ is used to remove the first object in a queue.

Answer 21

Dequeue

Question 22

______ is used for the insertion operation of a Stack.

Answer 22

Push

Question 23

Both queue and stack use this command to determine if there are any more elements in their respective array.

Answer 23

Is Empty

Question 24

The _______ of an array is the number of elements it can hold.

Answer 24

Length

Question 25

CPU stand for this.

Answer 25

Central Processing Unit