Programming and Logic Lesson 1

What is a program?

• is a person who writes programs

• is a set of rules

• instructions that tells the computer what to do

• the process of writing a computer program

Which is NOT a primary function of a computer

• calculating

• manipulates

• storing

• dividing

What is the only language a computer understands?

• binary

• machine

• assembly

• high level

What is the language programmers write programs in that people can understand?

• binary

• machine

• assembly

• high level

How many bits are in a byte?

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 16

010010000011001001010101011111000111100100111100

This is an example of:

• binary

• machine

• assemby

• high level

translates the entire program before the computer runs it.

• compiled

• translated

A computer needs a _________ to run

What is an electrical switch that is either off(0) or on(1)?

• transistor

• translator

• bit

• byte

What kind of language must be translated into machine language before they can run?

• binary

• assembly

• zeros and ones

• high level language