M1 CH1

Question 1

Today, CPUs are huge devices made of electrical and mechanical components such as vacuum tubes and switches.
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Answer 1

F

Question 2

Main memory is also known as RAM.
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Answer 2

T

Question 3

Any piece of data that is stored in a computer’s memory must be stored as a binary number.
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Answer 3

T

Question 4

Images, like the ones you make with your digital camera, cannot be stored as binary numbers.
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Answer 4

F

Question 5

Machine language is the only language that a CPU understands.
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Answer 5

T

Question 6

Assembly language is considered a high-level language.
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Answer 6

F

Question 7

An interpreter is a program that both translates and executes the instructions in a high-level language program.
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Answer 7

T

Question 8

A syntax error does not prevent a program from being compiled and executed.
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Answer 8

F

Question 9

Windows , Linux, UNIX, and MAC OS X are all examples of application software.
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Answer 9

F

Question 10

Word processing programs, spreadsheet programs, email programs, Web browsers, and games are all examples of utility programs.
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Answer 10

F