Key FE Flashcards
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The ________ model is the basis for today’s computers.
von Neumann
In a computer, the ________ subsystem stores data and programs.
memory
In a computer, the ________ subsystem performs calculations and
logical operations.
ALU
In a computer, the ________ subsystem accepts data and programs and
sends processing results to output devices.
input/output
In a computer, the ________ subsystem serves as a manager of the
other subsystems.
control unit
According to the von Neumann model, ________ are stored in memory.
data and programs
A step-by-step solution to a problem is called ________
an algorithm
FORTRAN and COBOL are examples of ________ .
computer languages
A 17th-century computing machine that could perform addition and
subtraction was the ________
Pascaline
________ is a set of instructions in a computer language that tells the
computer what to do with data.
A program
________ is the design and writing of a program in structured form.
Software engineering
The first electronic special-purpose computer was called ________
ABC
One of the first computers based on the von Neumann model was called ________ .
EDVAC
The first computing machine to use the idea of storage and
programming was called ________ .
the Jacquard loom
________ separated the programming task from computer operation tasks.
High-level programming languages
The base of the decimal number system is ________
10
The base of the binary number system is ________ .
2
The base of the octal number system is ________ .
8
The base of the hexadecimal number system is ________ .
16
When converting a decimal integer to base b, we repeatedly _______
. divide by
When converting a decimal fraction to base b, we repeatedly ________
multiply by
In a set of 64 symbols, each symbol requires a bit pattern length of
________ bits.
6
How many symbols can be represented by a bit pattern with ten bits?
1024
f the ASCII code for E is 1000101, then the ASCII code for e is
________ . Answer the question without consulting the ASCII table.
1100101