Exam 1: Introduction to Computers and Programming

The term pixel stands for picture element.

The computer component that collects data and sends it to the computer is called a(n) ____________.

The entire set of instructions a CPU can execute is known as the CPU's ____________.

Words having a predefined meaning in a high-level language are known as ____________ or reserved words.

A(n) ____________ is a set of instructions that a computer follows to perform a task.

The individual instructions that you use to write a program in a high-level programming language are called ____________.

Because assembly language is so close in nature to machine language, it is referred to as a ____________.

A(n) ____________ stores data by magnetically encoding it onto a circular disk.

Common input devices are the keyboard, mouse, scanner, microphone, and digital camera.

A window not attached to one of the edges of the Visual Studio window is ____________.

An object must be created in memory before it can be used in a program.

When you create a Visual C# application, use the ____________ window to examine and change a control's properties.

Data produced by a computer is sent to a(n) ____________, which formats and presents it.

A common type of secondary storage device is the solid state drive.

Examples of utility programs are virus scanners, file-compression programs, and data-backup programs.

Low-level languages allow programmers to concentrate on the tasks they want to perform with their program rather than the details of how the CPU will execute those programs.

Programs are commonly referred to as ____________.

When a computer is turned off, the contents of its ____________ are erased.

In a binary systems, a zero bit represents a switch in the ____ position, and a one bit represents a switch in the ____ position.

A ____________ is a diagram that graphically depicts the steps of an algorithm.