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Name: Class: Date: Chapter 1 - Introduction to Computers Powered by Cognero Page 1 Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

1.Computer software is the collection of program instructions that allow the hardware to do a specific job.

• True
• False

2.Computer software is divided into two broad categories: system software and development software.

• True
• False

3.High-level languages must be converted to machine language, but symbolic languages do not.

• True
• False

4.To write a program you use a text editor designed for creating programs.

• True
• False

5.Program development involves these major steps: understanding the problem, developing a solution, writing the program, and then testing the program.

• True
• False

6.A structure chart shows the functional flow through a program.

• True
• False

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

7.A computer is a system made of two major components: hardware and ____.

• primary storage
• software
• a printer
• a keyboard

8.Which group is a broad category of computer software?

• application software
• compilers
• system development
• payroll systems

9.System software consists of which three classes?

• central processing, system support, and system development
• system development, general purpose support, and application development
• operating systems, system support, and system development

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• primary storage, system support, and system development

• Which is an example of general-purpose application software?
• database management system
• main memory
• operating system
• system sort

• Which is not an example of general-purpose application software?
• database management systems
• word processors
• computer-aided design systems
• general ledger systems

• Which computer component is responsible for executing instructions such as arithmetic calculations, comparisons

among data, and movement of data inside the system?

• RAM
• hard drive
• central processing unit
• output device

• The rapid development of computer chips ultimately led to the transition from large mainframe computers to a

smaller, self-contained device known as a(n) _____ in the 1970s.

• tablet computer
• personal computer
• operating system
• minicomputer

• Which computer environment is characterized by many users connecting to one or more computers who all share

output devices (such as printers) and secondary storage devices (such as disks)?

• client/server
• distributed computing
• cloud computing
• time-sharing

• Which computer environment splits the computing processing between a central computer and users’ computers?
• client/server
• distributed computing
• cloud computing
• time-sharing

• Which computer environment is characterized by a large network of servers and clients scattered geographically to

provide a seamless integration of computing functions?

• client/server
• distributed computing 2 / 4

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• cloud computing
• time-sharing

• Which computer environment is characterized by servers and storage devices being spread out across multiple

geographic areas and connected via the Internet?

• client/server
• distributed computing
• cloud computing
• time-sharing

• Which computer language category is defined by the use of symbols, or mnemonics, to represent various machine

language instructions?

• assembly
• COBOL
• Java
• FORTRAN

• In the earliest days of computers, the only programming languages available were _____ languages.
• assembly
• machine
• symbolic
• high-level

• High-level languages must be converted to machine language. Which term is used for the process of converting them?
• linking
• coding
• compilation
• loading

• The tool used by a programmer to convert a high-level source program to an object module is a ____.
• compiler
• preprocessor
• linker
• text editor

• After a program is completed, it is saved as a(n) _____ file so it can be input to the compiler.
• application
• executable
• object
• source

• A(n) ____ module is machine language code.
• application
• loader
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• source

• Today’s large-scale, modern programming projects are built using a series of interrelated phases commonly referred to

as the ____ cycle.

• program development
• software engineering
• system development life
• system analysis

• Which application design tool uses standard graphical symbols to represent the logical flow of data through a

function?

• flowchart
• detailed design
• pseudocode
• structure chart

• The application design tool that is a visual representation of the flow through a program is the ____.
• blueprint
• pseudocode
• structure chart
• detailed design

• What term is used for the part English, part program logic tool used to design a program or part of a program?
• flowchart
• pseudocode
• structure chart
• detailed design

• Which activity is not a step in writing a program?
• understanding the problem
• designing the program
• designing the program algorithms
• testing the program

• Which type of testing validates a program by ensuring that it fulfills the requirements described in the requirements

statement without regard to how it works internally?

• regression
• blackbox
• acceptance
• whitebox

• During which type of testing is the program like a glass house, in which everything is visible?
• regression
• blackbox
• acceptance
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