CSCE101: Computer Programming I Chapter 1 Quiz

What is the most basic unit of memory?

Where is data stored for long-term storage?

What is the main characteristic of main memory (RAM)?

What does a software program consist of?

What is the purpose of a software program?

What is the primary function of the motherboard in a computer system?

Which component of a computer system is responsible for carrying out the instructions of a computer program?

What is the role of memory in a computer system?

Which part of a computer system is responsible for providing the final sum in an addition operation?

What are the components, devices, and recording media that hold digital data used for computing known as?

The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is responsible for carrying out the instructions of a computer program.

The inputs in an addition operation provide the numbers to be subtracted.

Memory refers to computer components, devices, and recording media that hold analog data used for computing for some interval of time.

The motherboard provides the electrical connections by which the other components of the system communicate and hosts the graphics processing unit (GPU).

The main characteristic of main memory (RAM) is that it holds data for long-term storage.

The word 'Hello.' is stored in 8 memory cells.

A byte consists of 8 bits.

Data values are stored in a computer as a sequence of bytes.

The primary function of the motherboard in a computer system is to carry out the instructions of a program.

A software program consists of only data, not instructions.