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Big Java Early Objects, 7e Cay Horstmann

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

• Which statement best describes a computer program?
• A program is a sequence of comments.
• A program can decide what task it is to perform.
• A program is a sequence of instructions and decisions that the computer carries out.
• A program can only perform one simple task.

• Which statement regarding computer programs is correct?
• Computer programs can decide what task to perform.
• Large and complex computer programs are generally written by only one programmer.
• Computer programs are composed of extremely primitive operations.
• Small computer programs are not documented.

• What is an example of a typical instruction in a computer program?
• Add up two numbers.
• Lay out a term paper.
• Drive a car.
• Display a fancy font.

• What does CPU stand for?
• Computer Programming Unit
• Computer Processing Unit
• Central Processing Unit
• Central Programming Unit

• Which one of the following is NOT a function of a CPU?
• Performing arithmetic operations
• Processing data and controlling programs
• Querying a database
• Fetching and storing data from storage and input devices

• Which type of storage is made from electronic circuits that can store data?
• compact disk (CD)
• hard disk
• primary storage
• secondary storage

• Which one of the following memory types provides storage that persists without electricity?
• primary storage
• RAM
• memory
• secondary storage

• Which one of the following memory types provides storage that is slower and less expensive? 2 / 4

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• primary storage
• secondary storage
• peripheral device
• the transistor

• Which type of secondary storage consists of rotating platters coated with a magnetic material?
• hard disk
• solid state drive
• compact disk (CD)
• memory

• Some computers are self-contained units; others are interconnected through what?
• bus
• networks
• peripheral devices
• power lines

• Which is an example of a peripheral device?
• the CPU
• primary storage
• motherboard
• speakers

• Which memory type does not provide persistent storage?
• secondary storage
• hard disk
• primary storage
• DVD

• Where must program instructions and data reside in order for the CPU to directly read and execute them?
• memory
• bus
• hard disk
• somewhere on the computer network

• What term is used to refer to the computer instructions that are executed by a CPU?
• virtual machine
• machine code
• high-level code
• instruction set

• What is the Java Virtual Machine?
• A CPU that runs compiled Java code.
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• A program that simulates a real CPU running compiled Java code.
• A program that translates Java code into machine instructions.

• What is the term used to refer to Java code that runs in a browser?
• applet
• script
• html
• class

• What term is used to refer to languages that allow programmers to describe tasks at a higher conceptual level than

machine code?

• virtual
• high-level
• sophisticated
• conceptual

• What tool translates high-level instructions into low level machine code?
• debugger
• assembler
• compiler
• linker

• What tool translates Java source code into files that contain instructions for the Java Virtual Machine?
• linker
• compiler
• assembler
• interpreter

• Which statement is true about running a Java program on a different CPU?
• You need different Java source code for each CPU.
• You can take code that has been generated by the Java compiler and run it on different CPUs.
• You need to compile the Java program for each CPU.
• You cannot run the program on a different CPU because Java, being a high-level programming language, is

machine dependent.

• When was Java officially introduced?
• 1991
• 1995
• 2000
• 2005

• Which statement best describes the portability characteristic of Java?
• The same already-compiled Java programs will run on Windows, UNIX, Linux, or Macintosh operating

systems without any change.

• The same Java compiler can be used on many operating systems.
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