Question 1

Which of the following is NOT true about first generation programming languages?

Accepted Answer

A)  They only used binary digits. 
B)  An assembler was used to translate the program into machine language. 
C)  It was nearly impossible for one person to decipher another's program. 
D)  Each type of computer had its own unique machine language. 
A)  They only used binary digits. 
B)  An assembler was used to translate the program into machine language. 
C)  It was nearly impossible for one person to decipher another's program. 
D)  Each type of computer had its own unique machine language.

Question 2

Bit is another term for binary digit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true about the information contained in sound?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has a finite range of discrete values. 
B)  Sound information is analog. 
C)  Sampling reads the values on a waveform at intervals. 
D)  The number of cycles per second of a sound's waveform measures its pitch. 
A)  It has a finite range of discrete values. 
B)  Sound information is analog. 
C)  Sampling reads the values on a waveform at intervals. 
D)  The number of cycles per second of a sound's waveform measures its pitch.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true about ENIAC?

Accepted Answer

A)  It used more electricity than all the houses on an average city block. 
B)  It was built in the late 1950s. 
C)  It contained hundreds of miles of wire. 
D)  The meantime between failures was less than 1 hour. 
A)  It used more electricity than all the houses on an average city block. 
B)  It was built in the late 1950s. 
C)  It contained hundreds of miles of wire. 
D)  The meantime between failures was less than 1 hour.

Question 5

Whose law states that every two years the speed of computers doubles? ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Whose law states that every two years...

Question 6

The programs that allow your computer to function are called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  software 
B)  hardware 
C)  peripherals 
D)  PDAs 
A)  software 
B)  hardware 
C)  peripherals 
D)  PDAs

Question 7

____________________ is the common programming language of many of today's devices, including music players and PDAs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ is the common programming language of...

Question 8

The physical devices you see on your desktop are called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  software 
B)  hardware 
C)  peripherals 
D)  PDAs 
A)  software 
B)  hardware 
C)  peripherals 
D)  PDAs

Question 9

A compiler is an example of application software.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is NOT true about first generation programming languages?

Bit is another term for binary digit.

Which of the following is NOT true about the information contained in sound?

Which of the following is NOT true about ENIAC?

Whose law states that every two years the speed of computers doubles? ____________________

The programs that allow your computer to function are called ____.

____________________ is the common programming language of many of today's devices, including music players and PDAs.

The physical devices you see on your desktop are called ____.

A compiler is an example of application software.

First Java Programs

Syntax, Errors, and Debugging

Introduction to Control Statements

Using Classes and Objects in Media Computing

Introduction to Defining Classes

Control Statements Continued

Improving the User Interface

Introduction to Html and Applets

Introduction to Arrays

Classes Continued

Arrays Continued

Recursion, Complexity, and Searching and Sorting

Introduction to Collections

Multithreading, Networks, Clientserver Programming

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Exam 1: Background

Which of the following is NOT true about first generation programming languages?

Bit is another term for binary digit.

Which of the following is NOT true about the information contained in sound?

Which of the following is NOT true about ENIAC?

Whose law states that every two years the speed of computers doubles? ____________________

The programs that allow your computer to function are called ____.

____________________ is the common programming language of many of today's devices, including music players and PDAs.

The physical devices you see on your desktop are called ____.

A compiler is an example of application software.

First Java Programs

Syntax, Errors, and Debugging

Introduction to Control Statements

Using Classes and Objects in Media Computing

Introduction to Defining Classes

Control Statements Continued

Improving the User Interface

Introduction to Html and Applets

Introduction to Arrays

Classes Continued

Arrays Continued

Recursion, Complexity, and Searching and Sorting

Introduction to Collections

Multithreading, Networks, Clientserver Programming

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