CMPSC122

RAM is

• volatile memory

• non-volatile memory

True or False. C++ is an example of a low level programming.

• True

• False

A type of system bus that is responsible of the managing the overall flow of data and instructions inside the CPU.

• Peripheral devices

• Data bus

• Control bus

• System bus

The address bus is:

• Single-directional

• Omni-directional

• Bi-directional

• Unidirectional

True or False. The history of computer begins with the birth of Pascaline which is believed to be the first computer.

• True

• False

What is the role of an assembler in low-level programming?

• Converts assembly code to machine code

• Processes high-level language

• Assemble the components of a computer

• Controls data bus operations

What is the function of the data bus?

• Connects CPU to peripheral devices

• Sends the processed data to the external memory

• Transports data and instructions between components

• Process data and instructions in the CPU

The ________ generation computers used integrated circuits (ICs) instead of transistors

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

• 5th

The 2nd generation computers used ___________ which were cheap, compact and consuming less power.

Machine language is often produced by:

• Managing system buses

• The programmer directly

• Using interpreters

• Compiling high-level source code