Computer Basics Part 3

An algorithm is...

• A set of instructions

• A sequence of instructions

• A sequence of specific steps

• A sequence of specific steps that a computer can understand

Modern computers are derivations of...

• the Turning Machine and the Von Normann Model

• The Touring Model and the Van Norman Machine

• The Turing Machine and the Von Neumann Model

• the computer and the mouse

The following: "to shampoo your hair, rinse, lather, repeat" is an almost algorithm because...

• It isn't specific

• It creates an infinite loop

• It is ambiguous

• All of the above

A clear problem statement is called the_____________.

• specification

• input

• output

• algorithm

A computing agent is...

• a rock

• something that has at least 1 of the 4 elements of computing

• anything that computes

• a computer

A sequence of instructions that is continually repeated until a condition is met.

• A loop.

• A function.

• A problem.

• A formula.

Computer Science is the study of...

• hardware design

• software design

• computer application

• computing agents

The four functions of a computer in order are...

• Input, Processing, Storage, Output

• Input, Storage, Processing, Output

• Input, Output, Processing, Storage

• Input, Processing, Output, Storage

Choose the computing agent:

• A soccer ball

• A chair

• Una Calculadora

• A rock

A computer must be general purpose, programmable, process information, and handle input/output.

• True

• False

• Ambigious

• Mostly true