Exam 1: An Overview of Computers and Programming Languages

The ____ monitors the overall activity of the computer and provides services.

A program called a(n) ____ translates instructions written in high-level languages into machine code.

The ____ is the brain of the computer and the single most expensive piece of hardware in your personal computer.

The basic commands that a computer performs are ____, and performance of arithmetic and logical operations.

Main memory is called ____.

Several categories of computers exist, such as ____.

The programming language C++ was designed by Bjarne Stroustrup at Bell Laboratories in the early ____.

Assembly language uses easy-to-remember instructions called ____________________.

The structured design approach is also known as ____________________.

The devices that feed data and programs into computers are called output devices.

A program called a(n) ____ combines the object program with the programs from libraries.

When you compile your program, the compiler identifies the logic errors and suggests how to correct them.

Main memory is directly connected to the CPU.

____ programs perform a specific task.

The term ____________________ is used to describe a program that has been written in a high-level language.

C++ programs have always been portable from one compiler to another.

The devices that the computer uses to display results are called ____ devices.

To develop a program to solve a problem, you start by ____.

A step-by-step problem-solving process in which a solution is arrived at in a finite amount of time is called a(n) ____.

The programming language C++ evolved from ____.