Exam 1: An Overview of Computers and Programming Languages

The program that loads first when you turn on your PC is called the ____.

The term JVM refers to Java Virtual Memory.

Bytecode is the machine language for the JVM.

In Java, the mechanism that allows you to combine data and operations on the data into a single unit is called a(n) ____.

A(n) ____ consists of data and the operations on those data.

A(n) ____ translates a program written in a high-level language into the equivalent machine language.

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

The first step to the problem-solving process is to implement the algorithm in a programming language, such as Java, and verify that the algorithm works.

The basic commands that a computer performs are input (get data), output (display results), storage, and performance of arithmetic and logical operations.

All programs must be brought into ____ before they can be executed.

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

In the structured design approach, a problem is divided into smaller subproblems, then each subproblem is solved, and the solutions of all subproblems are then combined to solve the problem.

The symbol MB refers to a ____.

A sequence of 0s and 1s is called a decimal code.

In assembly language, an instruction is an easy-to-remember form called an assembly code.

The symbol GB refers to a ____.

Main memory is part of the central processing unit (CPU).

An assembler ____.

Which of the following is a system program?

All of the following are examples of secondary storage except ____.