Computer Science Test Review

The computer stores a program while it's running as well as the data it's working with in ___.

Negative numbers are encoded using the____technique

A video display is a(n) ____ device.

A type of memory that can hold data for long periods of time, even when there is no power

Computers can only execute programs that are written in _____

The ____ translates an assembly language to a machine language program

The words that make up a high level programming language are called

A bit that is turned off represents the following value.

A component that collects data from people or other devices and sends it to the computer.

The tiny dots of color that digital images are composed of are called ____

This volatile type of memory that is used only for temporary storage while a program is running

In the ____ numbering system, all numeric values are written as sequences of 0s and 1s.

An extensive encoding scheme that can represent characters for many languages in the world.

The rules that must be followed when writing a program are called ____.

Which part of the fetch-decode-execute cycle determines which operation the CPU performs?

Real numbers are encoded useing the ____ technique

A(n) __program translates a highlevel language program into a separate machine language program

Today, CPUs are small chips known as

A byte is made up of eight ____.

The part of a computer that runs programs is called

If you were to look at machine language programming, you would see _____

A set of 128 numeric codes that represent the English letters, various punctuation marks, etc.

A___is enough memory to store a letter of the alphabet or a small number.

The physical devices that a computer is made of are referred to as ___

A(n) ____ is a set of instructions that a computer follows to perform a task.