CSI chap 1 -- 4

The _______ model is the basis for today’s computers.

• Leibnitz

• von Neumann

• Pascal

• Charles Babbage

In a computer, the _______ subsystem stores data and programs.

• ALU

• input/output

• memory

• control unit

In a computer, the _______ subsystem performs calculations and logical operations.

• ALU

• input/output

• memory

• control unit

In a computer, the _______ subsystem accepts data and programs and sends processing results to output devices.

• ALU

• input/output

• memory

• control unit

In a computer, the _______ subsystem serves as a manager of the other subsystems.

• ALU

• input/output

• memory

• control unit

According to the von Neumann model, _______ are stored in memory.

• only data

• only programs

• data and programs

• neither data nor programs

A step-by-step solution to a problem is called _______.

• hardware

• an operating system

• a computer language

• an algorithm

FORTRAN and COBOL are examples of _______.

• hardware

• operating systems

• computer languages

• algorithms

A 17th-century computing machine that could perform addition and subtraction was the _______.

• Pascaline

• Jacquard loom

• Analytical Engine

• Babbage machine

_______ is a set of instructions in a computer language that tells the computer what to do with data.

• An operating system

• An algorithm

• A data processor

• A program