AP Computer Science Principles Midterm Review FA22

Question 1

True or False: A bit is a hexadecimal digit.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

What is the Internet?

Accepted Answer

a global interconnection of devices

Question 3

A binary question has _______ possible responses.

Accepted Answer

two (2)

Question 4

The system used to convert binary (machine language) into text we can understand (human language) is:

Accepted Answer

ASCII

Question 5

True or False: The range of values within the octal number system is 0 through 7.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

The Internet began as a research project, and was invented by Bob Kahn and this man here.

Accepted Answer

Vinton Cerf

Question 7

How many bits can be used, to represent a hexadecimal value?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 8

What is intellectual property?

Accepted Answer

creations of the mind, such as inventions and literary/artistic works

Question 9

______________ is the process of encoding information using fewer bits than the original representation.

Accepted Answer

Compression

Question 10

What is information (as we defined it in class)?

Accepted Answer

the answers to questions

Questions 10