Exam 1: Introduction to Computers and Programming

A ____________ records data onto a small floppy disk, which can be removed from the drive.

A computer's memory is divided into tiny storage locations known as ____________.

The most common type of secondary storage device is the disk drive.

A ____________ object appears as a rectangular region that can accept keyboard input from the user.

An operating system consists of assemblers, compilers, and interpreters.

When you use a(n) ____________ language, you create programs by putting together a collection of objects.

In addition to being much larger than the old electromechanical CPUs in early computers, microprocessors are also less powerful.

A(n) ____________ allows you to create powerful and complex programs without knowing how the CPU works and without writing large numbers of low-level instructions.

When you write a program using a low-level language, you use objects to accomplish specific tasks.

The ____________ contains buttons that execute frequently used commands.

Each programming language has its own ____________, which is a set of rules that must be strictly followed when writing a program.

____________ is a set of 128 numeric codes that represent the English letters, various punctuation marks, and other characters.

A(n) ____________, which is also known as a console interface, requires the user to type commands.

A ____________ is code that describes a particular type of object.

A machine language instruction exists for each operation that a CPU is capable of performing.

It is impractical for people to write programs in a high-level language.

A(n) ____________ is the most fundamental set of programs on a computer.

The binary numbering system can represent only integer numbers beginning with 0.

A(n) ____________ is any device that works with binary data.

External disk drives can be used to create backup copies of important data or to move data to another computer.