Computer Systems Comprehensive Exam

A computer is a programmable machine that converts raw...

• Data into useful information

• Information into data

• Electricity into sound

• Software into hardware

Give an example of convergence. (Fill in the blank)

What kind of computers are found in automobiles, ATMs and appliances?

• Embedded

• Supercomputers

• Mainframes

• Wearable

In which step of the information processing cycle is data manipulated, calculated or organized to create useful information?

• Processing

• Input

• Output

• Storage

What is the binary code that can represent most currently used language characters and is the standard used on the Internet?

• Unicode

• ASCII

• Morse Code

• BCD

The ________ was a mechanical computer designed, but not built, in the early nineteenth century by mathematician Charles Babbage.

• Analytical Engine

• Difference Engine

• Turing Machine

• ENIAC

The __________ is a measure of a computer's ability to display intelligent behavior.

• Turing test

• Moore's law

• Von Neumann architecture

• Boolean algebra

_______ is the branch of science concerned with making computers behave like humans.

• Artificial intelligence

• Quantum mechanics

• Genetics

• Thermodynamics

A(n) _______ is a tiny electrical switch that made second-generation computers faster and more reliable than their predecessors.

• Transistor

• Vacuum tube

• Capacitor

• Resistor

A _______ is a complex, integrated circuit.

• Microprocessor

• Transistor

• Resistor

• Capacitor