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?

<p>Programming Software (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Printers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Relies on binary values for representing instructions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Assembly language employs mnemonic instructions for easier understanding (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is machine level programming considered highly platform-specific?

<p>Code written for one platform may not work on another without modification (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>A specific machine code instruction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>By writing code at a lower level of abstraction for maximum performance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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