Computer Systems (G)

By Computing Department


1. Which type of computer language is easy to read, understand, and correct...

    Low level language

    Medium level language

    Lowest level language

    High level language

2. The purpose of a high level language is to allow programmers to write a program to do a particular task.

    True

    False

3. The only language a computer understands is called...

    English

    high level language

    machine code

    French

4. Machine code is made up of....

    ones (1) only

    zeros (0) only

    ones (1) and zeros (0)

    sixes (6) and sevens (7)

5. All High level languages use words and phrases which are similar to ordinary English.

    True

    False

6. In order, the files that contain the instructions that make up the software are called....., and the files that contain the information needed are called.....

    Data files / Program files

    Nail files / Document files

    Program files / Data files

    Single files / Double files

7. An operating system which receives lots of data from sensors every second, processes that data immediately and reacts to it immediately is called a(n)...

    Batch Operating System

    Real Time Operating System

    Interactive Operating System

    Disruptive Operating System

8. When a customer obtains money from a bank cashline machine, the type of operating system being used is....

    Real-time

    International

    Interstellar

    Interactive

9. This binary number 01000010 is what in decimal form?

    64

    65

    66

    99

10. This binary number 11111111 is what in decimal form?

    55

    125

    225

    255

11. In a computer text is represented by a code called...

    ASKIT

    ASKEY

    ASSKI

    ASCII

12. ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

    True

    False

13. 01000010 or 66 is the ASCII code for the character...

    A

    B

    C

    Z

14. Pixels (points on a screen) make up the black and white graphic that you are viewing, but in the computer's memory they are represented by 1s and 0s (bit maps).

    True

    False

15. A computer's memory is made up of millions of locations, each location is made up of the following two parts...

    a direction and container

    a direction and the contents

    an address and container

    an address and the contents

16. A computer which is floor standing and has lots of terminals connected to it is called a......

    Maxiframe

    Miniframe

    Youvebeenframed

    Mainframe