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CPI Essential Standard 1.01 Evolution Of Computers
Test Description: ES 1.01
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How would a programming language composed of hexadecimal numbers that will only run on an IBM computer be classified?
A
Very High Level
B
High Level
C
Medium Level
D
Low Level
2) How would a programming language that allows programs to run on any operating system be classified?
A
Very High Level
B
Low Level
C
High Level
D
Medium Level
3) How does Visual Basic differ from Basic?
A
Visual Basic is easy to learn and Basic is not.
B
Basic is a high level language and Visual Basic is low level.
C
Visual Basic is an object-oriented language and Basic is not.
D
Basic is a newer language than Visual Basic.
4) What are advantages of the Visual Basic language?
A
Hexadecimal code is understood by the computer
B
Derived directly from COBOL and Basic
C
Runs only on Apple computers
D
Simple, general purpose, object-oriented
5) To determine the level of the computer language, compare the language used to the:
A
modifications the language will handle.
B
abstractions the language contains from machine code of 0s and 1s.
C
computer hardware being used.
D
number of variables in the language.
6) When comparing third and fourth generation computers, which statement BEST summarizes the comparison?
A
hird generation computer's silicon wafers led to a waffle housing of computers and reduced heat generation in fourth generati
B
Fourth generation computers completely overhauled the third generation use of vacuum tubes.
C
Fourth generation computers function primarily the same way as third generation computers with the exception of the larger si
D
The invention of integrated circuits in third generation computers led to the development of micro-processors in the fourth g
7) Which statement BEST describes how World War II impacted computer development?
A
The use of vacuum tubes in visual displays during WWI led to the use of tubes in computers.
B
The use of wiring in WWI communication instruments led to a development of computers with wire houses.
C
The need for navigational systems to steer troops to landings led to the development of sophisticated computers.
D
The need for accuracy of military calculations for the trajectory of artillery shells led government to develop a computer
8) What did Ada Byron mean when she said that the Analytical Engine could never originate anything?
A
A machine could not do calculations.
B
A machine could not think.
C
A machine could not talk.
D
A machine could not make decisions.
9) Why were magnetic tapes used to replace punch cards in Second Generation computers?
A
Increased computer memory
B
Increased cost of production
C
Increased reliability
D
Increased manual labor
10) What characteristic of electro-mechanical devices positively impacted their success?
A
Electricity use
B
Logic patterns
C
Binary numbers
D
Magnetic tape use
11) The Stepped Reckoner was never mass produced because:
A
no investor saw a need for these types of devices.
B
they broke when used causing cost production issues.
C
the raw materials in mechanical devices were hard to find.
D
they frequently jammed or malfunctioned causing reliability of data issues.
12) A computer program that stores the names of 5,000 customers for a business would MOST LIKELY be written in what language?
A
BASIC
B
SQL
C
Pascal
D
COBOL
13) The need to perform what tasks led to the development of the first mechanical devices?
A
Logic
B
Decision structures
C
Sequencing
D
Mathematical computations
14) What language does the code in this example represent? fib: mov edx, esp+8 cmp edx, 0 ja @f move ax, 0
A
Assembly language
B
Visual Basic
C
C#
D
Machine Language
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