Question 1

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A) The impressive functions performed by computers involve only the simplest manipulations of 1s and 2s . 
B) ASCII is a popular subset of Unicode. 
C) Fields are composed of characters or bytes. 
D) On some operating systems,a file is viewed simply as a sequence of bytes. 
A) The impressive functions performed by computers involve only the simplest manipulations of 1s and 2s . 
B) ASCII is a popular subset of Unicode. 
C) Fields are composed of characters or bytes. 
D) On some operating systems,a file is viewed simply as a sequence of bytes. A

Question 2

Which edition of Java is geared toward developing large-scale,distributed networking applications and web-based applications?

Accepted Answer

A) Standard Edition. 
B) Industrial Edition. 
C) Enterprise Edition. 
D) Micro Edition. 
A) Standard Edition. 
B) Industrial Edition. 
C) Enterprise Edition. 
D) Micro Edition. C

Question 3

Which of the following is not a key organization in the open-source community?

Accepted Answer

A) Apache. 
B) SourceForge. 
C) Firefox. 
D) Eclipse. 
A) Apache. 
B) SourceForge. 
C) Firefox. 
D) Eclipse. C

Question 4

Which of the following data items are arranged from the smallest to the largest in the data hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) records,characters,fields,bits,files. 
B) bits,files,fields,records,characters. 
C) fields,characters,bits,files,records. 
D) bits,characters,fields,records,files. 
A) records,characters,fields,bits,files. 
B) bits,files,fields,records,characters. 
C) fields,characters,bits,files,records. 
D) bits,characters,fields,records,files.

Question 5

Today,virtually all new major operating systems are written in:

Accepted Answer

A) Objective-C. 
B) C or C++. 
C) Visual C#. 
D) Ada. 
A) Objective-C. 
B) C or C++. 
C) Visual C#. 
D) Ada.

Question 6

Which software product release category is "generally feature complete and supposedly bug free,and ready for use by the community?"

Accepted Answer

A) Alpha. 
B) Beta. 
C) Release candidate. 
D) Continuous beta. 
A) Alpha. 
B) Beta. 
C) Release candidate. 
D) Continuous beta.

Question 7

class extension on a file means that the file:

Accepted Answer

A) Contains java source code 
B) Contains HTML 
C) is produced by the Java compiler (javac). 
D) None of the above. 
A) Contains java source code 
B) Contains HTML 
C) is produced by the Java compiler (javac). 
D) None of the above.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A) A quadrillion-instruction-per-section computer can perform in one second more than 100,000 instructions for every person on the planet. 
B) Today's key programming methodology is object-oriented programming. 
C) The vast majority of the microprocessors produced each year are used in general-purpose computers. 
D) Computers process data under the control of sets of instructions called computer programs.. 
A) A quadrillion-instruction-per-section computer can perform in one second more than 100,000 instructions for every person on the planet. 
B) Today's key programming methodology is object-oriented programming. 
C) The vast majority of the microprocessors produced each year are used in general-purpose computers. 
D) Computers process data under the control of sets of instructions called computer programs..

Question 9

________ helps Internet-based applications perform like desktop applications.

Accepted Answer

A) Ajax 
B) Blogging 
C) RSS 
D) Mashups 
A) Ajax 
B) Blogging 
C) RSS 
D) Mashups

Question 10

Which of the following is not one of the three general types of computer languages?

Accepted Answer

A) Machine languages. 
B) Assembly languages. 
C) High-Level languages. 
D) Spoken languages. 
A) Machine languages. 
B) Assembly languages. 
C) High-Level languages. 
D) Spoken languages.

Question 11

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Speaking to your computer is a form of input. 
B) Playing a video is an example of output. 
C) A multi-core processor implements several processors on a single integrated-circuit chip. 
D) Information in the memory unit is persistent-it is retained when the computer's power is turned off. 
A) Speaking to your computer is a form of input. 
B) Playing a video is an example of output. 
C) A multi-core processor implements several processors on a single integrated-circuit chip. 
D) Information in the memory unit is persistent-it is retained when the computer's power is turned off.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A) The concepts of icons,menus and windows were originally developed by Xerox PARC. 
B) Windows is an open source operating system. 
C) The software that contains the core components of the operating system is called the kernel. 
D) Linux source code is available to the public for examination and modification. 
A) The concepts of icons,menus and windows were originally developed by Xerox PARC. 
B) Windows is an open source operating system. 
C) The software that contains the core components of the operating system is called the kernel. 
D) Linux source code is available to the public for examination and modification.

Question 13

Java was originally developed for:

Accepted Answer

A) Operating systems development. 
B) Intelligent consumer devices. 
C) Personal computers. 
D) Distributed computing. 
A) Operating systems development. 
B) Intelligent consumer devices. 
C) Personal computers. 
D) Distributed computing.

Question 14

Which of the following companies is widely regarded at the "signature" company of Web 2.0 ?

Accepted Answer

A) Foursquare. 
B) Facebook. 
C) Google. 
D) Groupon. 
A) Foursquare. 
B) Facebook. 
C) Google. 
D) Groupon.

Question 15

Which statement is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Classes are reusable software components. 
B) A class is to an object as a blueprint is to a house. 
C) Performing a task in a program requires a method. 
D) A class is an instance of its object. 
A) Classes are reusable software components. 
B) A class is to an object as a blueprint is to a house. 
C) Performing a task in a program requires a method. 
D) A class is an instance of its object.

Question 16

Which of the following is most closely associated with Moore's Law?

Accepted Answer

A) Every year or two,the price of computers has approximately doubled. 
B) Object-oriented programming uses less memory than previous software-development methodologies. 
C) Demand for communications bandwidth is decreasing dramatically each year. 
D) Every year or two,the capacities of computers have approximately doubled without any increase in price. 
A) Every year or two,the price of computers has approximately doubled. 
B) Object-oriented programming uses less memory than previous software-development methodologies. 
C) Demand for communications bandwidth is decreasing dramatically each year. 
D) Every year or two,the capacities of computers have approximately doubled without any increase in price.

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Interpreted programs run faster than compiled programs. 
B) Compilers translate high-level language programs into machine language programs. 
C) Interpreter programs typically use machine language as input. 
D) None of the above. 
A) Interpreted programs run faster than compiled programs. 
B) Compilers translate high-level language programs into machine language programs. 
C) Interpreter programs typically use machine language as input. 
D) None of the above.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Object-oriented programming is today's key programming methodology. 
B) Java has become the language of choice for implementing Internet-based applications and software for devices that communicate over a network. 
C) Software commands computer hardware to perform tasks. 
D) In use today are more than a trillion general-purpose computers and trillions more Java-enabled cellphones,smartphones and other handheld devices. 
A) Object-oriented programming is today's key programming methodology. 
B) Java has become the language of choice for implementing Internet-based applications and software for devices that communicate over a network. 
C) Software commands computer hardware to perform tasks. 
D) In use today are more than a trillion general-purpose computers and trillions more Java-enabled cellphones,smartphones and other handheld devices.

Question 19

Which of the following languages is used primarily for scientific and engineering applications?

Accepted Answer

A) Fortran. 
B) COBOL. 
C) Pascal. 
D) Basic. 
A) Fortran. 
B) COBOL. 
C) Pascal. 
D) Basic.

Question 20

Which of the following statements about Java Class Libraries is false:

Accepted Answer

A) Java class libraries consist of classes that consist of methods that perform tasks. 
B) Java class libraries are also known as Java APIs (Application Programming Interfaces). 
C) An advantage of using Java class libraries is saving the effort of designing,developing and testing new classes. 
D) Java class libraries are not portable 
A) Java class libraries consist of classes that consist of methods that perform tasks. 
B) Java class libraries are also known as Java APIs (Application Programming Interfaces). 
C) An advantage of using Java class libraries is saving the effort of designing,developing and testing new classes. 
D) Java class libraries are not portable

Exam 1: Introduction to Computers and Java

Which of the following statements is false?

Which edition of Java is geared toward developing large-scale,distributed networking applications and web-based applications?

Which of the following is not a key organization in the open-source community?

Which of the following data items are arranged from the smallest to the largest in the data hierarchy.

Today,virtually all new major operating systems are written in:

Which software product release category is "generally feature complete and supposedly bug free,and ready for use by the community?"

class extension on a file means that the file:

Which of the following statements is false?

________ helps Internet-based applications perform like desktop applications.

Which of the following is not one of the three general types of computer languages?

Which of the following statements is false?

Which of the following statements is false?

Java was originally developed for:

Which of the following companies is widely regarded at the "signature" company of Web 2.0 ?

Which statement is false?

Which of the following is most closely associated with Moore's Law?

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following statements is false?

Which of the following languages is used primarily for scientific and engineering applications?

Which of the following statements about Java Class Libraries is false:

Introduction to Java Applications

Introduction to Classes and Objects

Control Statements: Part 1

Control Statements: Part 2

Methods: a Deeper Look

Arrays and Arraylists

Classes and Objects: a Deeper Look

Object Oriented Programming: Inheritance

Object-Oriented Programming: Polymorphism

Exception Handling

Atm Case Study,part 1: Object-Oriented Design With the Uml

Atm Case Study,part 2: Implementing an Object-Oriented Design

Gui Components: Part 1

Graphics and Java 2d

Strings

Files,streams and Object Serialization

Recursion

Searching, Sorting and Big O

Generic Collections

Generic Classes and Methods

Custom Generic Data Structures

Applets and Java Web Start

Multimedia: Applets and Applications

Gui, Part 2

Multithreading

Networking

Accessing Databases With Jdbc

Java Server Faces Web Applications

Ajax-Enabled Jsf Web Applications

Web Services

Filters