Computer Basics and Programming Quiz 2

What is a program?

• A programming language.

• A method of data storage.

• A type of hardware component.

• A set of instructions that a computer follows to perform a task.

What are the physical devices that a computer is made of called?

• Hardware

• Firmware

• Software

• Operating systems

Which part of the computer runs programs?

• Input Device

• RAM

• CPU

• Hard Drive

What is the most common type of secondary storage device?

• CPU

• RAM

• Disk drive

• USB drive

What type of memory is used for temporary storage while a program is running?

• ROM

• RAM

• Cache memory

• Flash memory

What does ASCII stand for?

• American Standard Code for Internet Interaction

• American Standard Code for Information Interchange

• Automated Standard Code for Information Interchange

• Advanced System Code for Information Integration

What is the maximum value that can be stored in a byte?

• 128

• 1024

• 512

• 255

What is the fetch-decode-execute cycle?

• A process for executing instructions in a program

• A method for storing data

• A technique for debugging

• A way to compile code

What type of programming language allows you to create complex programs without knowing how the CPU works?

• Low-level language

• High-level language

• Machine language

• Assembly language

What is the purpose of an interpreter?

• To compile high-level language programs

• To manage hardware resources

• To execute machine language programs

• To translate and execute high-level language programs