Week 1 & Week 2: Pop-Quiz

What is Erica Gomez's role at Amazon.com?

• Software Developer

• Engineering Manager

• Hardware Engineer

• Program Manager

What is Jerome Holman's role on Team Xbox?

• Hardware Engineer

• Program Manager

• Software Developer

• Data Scientist

What does the hardware of a computing device include?

• Computer programs and code

• Apps and games

• Circuits, chips, wires, speakers, plugs, etc.

• Operating systems

What is the master chip that controls all other parts of the computer?

• Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

• Central Processing Unit (CPU)

• Random Access Memory (RAM)

• Input/Output (I/O) Chip

How are simple commands represented in the CPU?

• Programming languages

• Binary code (ones and zeros)

• Electrical signals

• High-level commands

What is the role of the operating system in a computer?

• Executing software commands

• Writing software in binary

• Managing how software uses hardware

• Creating computer programs

Which programming languages are mentioned as examples in the video?

• Python and Java

• Binary and Electrical

• High-level commands

• A and C

How does the CPU execute a sequence of commands in a computer program?

• By randomly selecting commands

• By fetching and executing commands in sequence

• By executing all commands simultaneously

• By relying on the operating system

What does the operating system do when a computer is running multiple programs at once?

• It runs them simultaneously

• It quickly switches between programs

• It stops one program to start another

• It asks the CPU to prioritize programs

According to the video, what gives computers the power to be smart and useful?

• The operating system

• Circuits and chips

• Software development and coding

• High-level commands