Cs Programming Chapter 1
Chapter 1: An Overview of Computers and Programming
TRUE/FALSE
1. Every programming language has rules governing its word usage and punctuation.
ANS: T PTS: 1
2. Professional computer programmers write programs to satisfy their own needs.
ANS: F PTS: 1
3. The heart of the programming process lies in planning the program’s logic.
ANS: T PTS: 1
4. Once a program is completed, it is ready for the organization to use.
ANS: F PTS: 1
5. Alan Turing is often regarded as the first programmer.
ANS: F PTS: 1
6. Charles Babbage incorporated vacuum tube technology in the Analytical Engine.
ANS: F
7. MS-DOS is the kernel of the operating system residing in the Macintosh.
ANS: F
8. The World Wide Web is identical to the Internet.
ANS: F
9. Parallel computing refers to the simultaneous execution of tasks by multiple CPUS.
ANS: T
10. Time-Sharing is a term describing the allocation of system resources to multiple users.
ANS: T
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ____ data items may involve organizing or sorting them, checking them for accuracy, or performing calculations with them.
a.|Processing|c.|Outputting|
b.|Inputting|d.|Converting|
ANS: A PTS: 1
2. ____ errors are relatively easy to locate and correct because the compiler or interpreter you use highlights every error.
a.|Logic|c.|Input|
b.|Syntax|d.|Process|
ANS: B PTS: 1
3. If you use an otherwise correct word that does not make sense in the current context, programmers say you have committed a ____ error.
a.|syntax|c.|semantic|
b.|logic|d.|programming|
ANS: C PTS: 1
4. Computer programmers often refer to memory addresses using ____ notation.
a.|binary|c.|mathematical|
b.|indirect|d.|hexadecimal|
ANS: D PTS: 1
5. After a programmer plans the logic of a program, the next step is ____.
a.|understanding the problem|c.|translating the program|
b.|testing the program|d.|coding the program|
ANS: D PTS: 1
6.
TRUE/FALSE
1. Every programming language has rules governing its word usage and punctuation.
ANS: T PTS: 1
2. Professional computer programmers write programs to satisfy their own needs.
ANS: F PTS: 1
3. The heart of the programming process lies in planning the program’s logic.
ANS: T PTS: 1
4. Once a program is completed, it is ready for the organization to use.
ANS: F PTS: 1
5. Alan Turing is often regarded as the first programmer.
ANS: F PTS: 1
6. Charles Babbage incorporated vacuum tube technology in the Analytical Engine.
ANS: F
7. MS-DOS is the kernel of the operating system residing in the Macintosh.
ANS: F
8. The World Wide Web is identical to the Internet.
ANS: F
9. Parallel computing refers to the simultaneous execution of tasks by multiple CPUS.
ANS: T
10. Time-Sharing is a term describing the allocation of system resources to multiple users.
ANS: T
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ____ data items may involve organizing or sorting them, checking them for accuracy, or performing calculations with them.
a.|Processing|c.|Outputting|
b.|Inputting|d.|Converting|
ANS: A PTS: 1
2. ____ errors are relatively easy to locate and correct because the compiler or interpreter you use highlights every error.
a.|Logic|c.|Input|
b.|Syntax|d.|Process|
ANS: B PTS: 1
3. If you use an otherwise correct word that does not make sense in the current context, programmers say you have committed a ____ error.
a.|syntax|c.|semantic|
b.|logic|d.|programming|
ANS: C PTS: 1
4. Computer programmers often refer to memory addresses using ____ notation.
a.|binary|c.|mathematical|
b.|indirect|d.|hexadecimal|
ANS: D PTS: 1
5. After a programmer plans the logic of a program, the next step is ____.
a.|understanding the problem|c.|translating the program|
b.|testing the program|d.|coding the program|
ANS: D PTS: 1
6.