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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
Medium Level
B
High Level
C
Low Level
D
Very High Level
2) How would a programming language that allows programs to run on any operating system be classified?
A
Low Level
B
High Level
C
Very 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 newer language than Visual Basic.
C
Basic is a high level language and Visual Basic is low level.
D
Visual Basic is an object-oriented language and Basic is not.
4) What are advantages of the Visual Basic language?
A
Runs only on Apple computers
B
Derived directly from COBOL and Basic
C
Hexadecimal code is understood by the computer
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
computer hardware being used.
C
number of variables in the language.
D
abstractions the language contains from machine code of 0s and 1s.
6) When comparing third and fourth generation computers, which statement BEST summarizes the comparison?
A
The invention of integrated circuits in third generation computers led to the development of micro-processors in the fourth g
B
hird generation computer's silicon wafers led to a waffle housing of computers and reduced heat generation in fourth generati
C
Fourth generation computers completely overhauled the third generation use of vacuum tubes.
D
Fourth generation computers function primarily the same way as third generation computers with the exception of the larger si
7) Which statement BEST describes how World War II impacted computer development?
A
The use of wiring in WWI communication instruments led to a development of computers with wire houses.
B
The need for navigational systems to steer troops to landings led to the development of sophisticated computers.
C
The use of vacuum tubes in visual displays during WWI led to the use of tubes in 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 make decisions.
B
A machine could not do calculations.
C
A machine could not think.
D
A machine could not talk.
9) Why were magnetic tapes used to replace punch cards in Second Generation computers?
A
Increased reliability
B
Increased manual labor
C
Increased cost of production
D
Increased computer memory
10) What characteristic of electro-mechanical devices positively impacted their success?
A
Logic patterns
B
Binary numbers
C
Magnetic tape use
D
Electricity use
11) The Stepped Reckoner was never mass produced because:
A
the raw materials in mechanical devices were hard to find.
B
they broke when used causing cost production issues.
C
no investor saw a need for these types of devices.
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
COBOL
B
BASIC
C
SQL
D
Pascal
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
Visual Basic
B
Assembly language
C
C#
D
Machine Language
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