Exam 1: Introduction to Computer Programming

The grouping of 8 bits to form a larger unit is an almost universal computer standard and is referred to as a ____.

The ____ of a computer performs all of the computations, such as addition, subtraction, comparisons, and so on, that a computer provides.

Main memory is volatile; whatever is stored in it is lost when the computer's power is turned off.

A direct access storage device (DASD) allows a computer to read or write any one file or program independent of its position on the storage medium.

Initially, the most common magnetic disk storage device was the removable floppy disk.

When writing a program, a(n) ____ structure provides the ability for the same operation to be repeated based on the value of a condition.

C is a(n) ____ language.

When writing a program, a(n) ____ structure involves invoking, or summoning into action, specific sections of code as they are needed.

A statement of a problem or a specific request for a program, is referred to as a program requirement.

C++ is a(n) ____ language.

When writing a program, a(n) ____ structure defines the order in which instructions are executed by the program.

A floppy disk consists of either a single rigid platter or several platters that spin together on a common spindle.

System software is the collection of programs that must be readily available to any computer system to enable the computer to operate.

The program that translates each statement in a high-level source program and executes it immediately upon translation is called a(n) ____.

The collections of patterns consisting of 0s and 1s used to represent letters, single digits, and other single characters are called ____.

The output produced by the compiler is called an executable program, which is a machine language version of the source code.

Collectively, the components used to make a computer are referred to as ____.

The purpose of a(n) ____ is to accept data as input and transform the data in some manner to produce a specific result as an output.

In a procedural language, the available instructions are used to create self-contained units, referred to as procedures.

A repetition structure is also known as a(n) ____ structure.