Question 1

Computer programming is:

Accepted Answer

A)  An art 
B)  A science 
C)  Both of the above 
D)  neither of the above

Question 2

When a computer is running a program, the CPU is engaged in a process formally known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  The decrypt/validate/commit cycle 
B)  Low-level machine mode 
C)  The fetch/decode/execute cycle 
D)  Parallax data execution

Question 3

This is a cross between human language and a programming language.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pseudocode 
B)  Java 
C)  The Java Virtual Machine 
D)  The compiler

Question 4

The Java Virtual Machine is a program that reads Java byte code instructions and executes them as they are read.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following professions use the computer as a tool?

Accepted Answer

A)  Accountants 
B)  Engineers 
C)  Mechanics 
D)  Nurses 
E)  All of the above

Question 6

The original name for Java was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Java 
B)  HotJava 
C)  Elm 
D)  Oak

Question 7

Which of the following is a secondary storage device?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disk drives 
B)  Solid state drives 
C)  USB drives 
D)  None of the above 
E)  All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following will run the compiled program ReadIt?

Accepted Answer

A)  java ReadIt.java 
B)  java ReadIt 
C)  run ReadIt 
D)  go ReadIt

Question 9

The computer is a tool used by so many professions that it cannot be easily categorized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The data contained in an object is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Methods 
B)  Attributes 
C)  Classes 
D)  Atriums

Question 11

In the programming process which of the following is NOT involved in defining what the program is to do:

Accepted Answer

A)  Process 
B)  Compile code 
C)  Input 
D)  Output 
E)  Purpose

Exam 1: Introduction to Computers and Java

Computer programming is: