HYKwCS-CH06-ProgrammingTechniques MC

What was the earliest method for storing program instructions before modern disks or magnetic tape?

• Floppy disks

• Punch cards

• Clay tablets

• Hard drives

Charles Babbage designed the Difference Engine to automatically produce what?

• Weaving patterns

• Musical scores

• Mathematical tables

• Census data

Who is considered the first computer programmer?

• Charles Babbage

• Herman Hollerith

• Basile Bouchon

• Ada Lovelace

On an IBM punch card, what value did the machine read if a light shone through a hole?

• 0

• 1

• 5

• 10

What were the two main components of Babbage's Analytical Engine?

• Monitor and keyboard

• Store (memory) and mill (CPU)

• Punch card and printer

• Gears and wheels

Digital data is limited to specific values, often described as what kind of answer?

• Precise and detailed

• Yes or no

• Continuous and smooth

• Weight or length

What physical quantities does an analogue computer use to store and process data?

• Binary code

• Keyboard presses

• Voltage, weight, or length

• Light and sound

What is the term for thermal, electric, or solar interference that causes a signal to fluctuate?

• Voltage

• Noise

• Opcode

• Mnemonic

Which type of computer is highly accurate for a specific task but cannot be easily reprogrammed?

• Digital computer

• Hybrid computer

• Analogue computer

• Network computer

Hybrid computers are designed to combine the speed of analogue programming with what other quality of digital programming?

• Portability

• Low power

• Accuracy

• Simplicity