CS Python Fundamentals Quiz 1 PRACTICE

Place each computer component into the appropriate category:

Input, Output, OR both Input and Output

Groups:

(a) Input only

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(b) Output only

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(c) Input AND Output

• keyboard

• touch screen

• monitor

• smart speakers

• microphone

• mouse

• wired speakers

• printer

• bluetooth earbuds

CPU stands for ...

• Computer Programming Unit

• Core Physical Unit

• Control Performance Unit

• Central Processing Unit

• Content Preparation Unit

What is the job of the CPU?

• Stores the computer's operating system

• Acts as the computer brain and executes commands

• Connects data input devices to output devices

• Translates Python code into binary machine code

Match the following terms to their definitions.

• Program

• Instructions that a computer follows, written in code

• Compiler

• The physical machine; any part of a computer that you can touch

• Software

• A program that translates written code into machine language

• Hardware

• Software that manages the computer's memory and processes, as well as all of its software and hardware

• Operating System

• Programs that run on hardware

Which is NOT a valid Python variable name?

• 4ever

• fitty_cent

• airForce1

• BIGdog

What is the output of the lines of code shown here?

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What is the output of the lines of code shown here?

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Match the following terms to their definitions.

• Machine language

• the language we code in. It is clear and consistent. Always taken literally.

• Algorithm

• a sequence of specific steps used to solve a problem or complete a task

• Formal language

• a low-level language made up of binary numbers or bits that a computer can understand

• Natural language

• the language we speak. It can be ambiguous. Not always taken literally.

Assuming that the user enters goat then fire, what is the output?

• The fire is the goat

• The n is a

• The goat is fire

• The n goat is a fire