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1.3 Concepts of Hardware and Software

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What type of memory stores essential system instructions that remain intact even when the computer is powered off?

Hard Drives (HDD)

Read-Only Memory (ROM) (correct)

Solid State Drives (SSD)

Random Access Memory (RAM)

Which hardware component is responsible for rendering graphics and enhancing visual performance, especially for gaming and graphic-intensive applications?

Motherboard

Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) (correct)

Routers and Switches

Networking Hardware

What type of software manages hardware resources, facilitates communication between software and hardware, and provides a user interface?

Operating System (OS) (correct)

Application Software

Device Drivers

System Software

Which type of software converts high-level programming code into machine-readable instructions?

Programming Software Signup and view all the answers

What type of output device is responsible for producing hard copies of digital documents?

Printers Signup and view all the answers

What is a key characteristic of machine level programming compared to higher-level languages like C?

Relies on binary values for representing instructions Signup and view all the answers

How does assembly level programming differ from machine code in terms of readability?

Assembly language employs mnemonic instructions for easier understanding Signup and view all the answers

Why is machine level programming considered highly platform-specific?

Code written for one platform may not work on another without modification Signup and view all the answers

In assembly language programming, what does each assembly language instruction correspond to?

A specific machine code instruction Signup and view all the answers

How does machine level programming contribute to performance optimization compared to higher-level languages?

By writing code at a lower level of abstraction for maximum performance Signup and view all the answers