1.

The ability of a language to let a

programmer develop a program
on computer system that can be
run on other systems is called
portability
2. Application Software is any
software that runs with the
support of the operating
system
3. At each step of its operation, the
input to a Central Processing
Unit is
an instruction
4. A bit is a binary digit, like 0 or
1
5. A byte in memory is identified by
a unique number called its
address
6. The code that a programmer
writes is called
source code
7. A compiler translates source code into
executable code
8. Flash drives, CD's, and external
disks are all examples of
external memory
9. An identifier that cannot be
used as a variable name is
known as a
reserved word
10. In object-oriented programming
a class is
a model or template
from which objects are
created
11. In object-oriented programming
a method is
code that allows access
to an objects attributes
or that carries out some
other action for the
object
12. Is HTML a programmable
language?
No
13. A location in memory used for
storing data and given a name in
a computer program that can be
changed is called a
variable
14. Mice, trackpads, keyboards,
scanners, and joysticsks are all
examples of _______ devices
input
15. Monitors, printers, and status
lights are all examples of
________ devices
output
16. An operating system allocates
resources like _____ to
_______
memory.....programs
that are running
17. A programmable language
allows us to express
an algorithm
18. The purpose of running a
program with different
combinations of data is to expose
______ errors and ______
errors.
run-time......logical
19. RAM, random-access memory, is
called that because
you can pick any two
random locations and
it will take the same
time to access the data
20. The rules that govern the correct
order and usage of the elements
of a language are called the
syntax
21. True or False: An algorithm
allows ambiguity
false
22. True or False: Indentifiers may
start with a number
false
23. True or False: int is a reserved
word
true
24. True or False: Key words are
case sensitive
True
25. True or False: machine
languages can be used to write
programs that can run on any
macine
false
26. True or False: main is a reserved
word
false
27. True or False: public is a
reserved word
true
28. True or False: static is a reserved
word
true
29. True or False: void is a reserved
word
true
30. When a program is not running,
it is stored on a
disk
31. When a program runs on a
computer, it is stored in
RAM
32. When a program runs on a
computer, the part of the
computer that carries out the
instructions is called the
CPU
33. Words that have a special
meaning in a programming
language are called
key words
CSC 121
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