Deck 1: Introduction to Computers, the Internet and Visual Basic

Question 1

The CPU supervises the operation of a computer's input unit,output unit,memory unit,secondary storage unit and arithmetic and logic unit.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Input devices are things such as a keyboard or mouse that allow the computer to receive data.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The color,size,weight and speed of an object are examples of its _________.

A)attributes.
B)behaviors.
C)classes.
D)requirements.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following data items are arranged from the smallest to the largest in the data hierarchy.

A)records,characters,fields,bits,files.
B)bits,files,fields,records,characters.
C)fields,characters,bits,files,records.
D)bits,characters,fields,records,files.

Question 5

The order of simplicity to a human of the three basic types of languages is: (easiest to hardest)

A)high-level,assembly,machine
B)assembly,machine,high-level
C)machine,high-level,assembly
D)machine,assembly,high-level

Question 6

Almost any __________ can be reasonably represented as an object.

A)verb
B)behavior
C)adjective
D)noun

Question 7

Which of the following statements is false?

A)The impressive functions performed by computers involve only the simplest manipulations of 1s and 2s.
B)ASCII is a popular subset of Unicode.
C)Fields are composed of characters or bytes.
D)On some operating systems,a file is viewed simply as a sequence of bytes.

Question 8

Secondary storage stores data only while the computer is turned on.

Question 9

The purpose of the ALU is:

A)to store permanent data.
B)to store temporary data.
C)to cool the computer down and prevent overheating.
D)to perform basic math and logical comparisons for the computer.

Question 10

The W3C is an organization that:

A)maintains and runs the internet.
B)removes junk and broken links from the web.
C)developed e-mail.
D)helps to develop web technologies.

Question 11

The _______ is a collection of hardware and software associated with the Internet that allows computer users to locate and view multimedia-based documents on almost any subject.

A)HyperText Markup Language
B)HyperText Transfer Protocol
C)World Wide Web
D)CERN

Question 12

Objects normally are not allowed to know how other objects are implemented.This is called __________.

A)encarceration
B)information hiding
C)blindfolding
D)inheritance

Question 13

Every computer can be divided into six basic units.They are:

A)monitor,mouse,keyboard,hard drive,processor and disk drives.
B)input,output,primary storage,secondary storage,memory and ALU.
C)input,output,memory,ALU,CPU and secondary storage.
D)input,output,primary storage,secondary storage,CPU,memory.

Question 14

An assembler converts assembly language programs into machine language.

Question 15

_________-oriented programming models real-world entities with software counterparts.

A)Action
B)Model
C)Object
D)Procedure

Question 16

______ Law states that every year or two,the computing power of computers approximately doubles without any increase in price.

A)Gate's
B)Moore's
C)Henderson's
D)None of the above.

Question 17

High-level computer language programs are directly understood by a computer.

Question 18

Machine languages _______.

A)are machine dependent.
B)are universal between all machines.
C)consist of numbers and letters.
D)need to be translated in order for the machine to understand commands.

Question 19

The cost of computing power and communications bandwidth has been

A)about the same each year.
B)going up.
C)going down dramatically.
D)undetermined.

Question 20

Computers process data,using sets of instructions called ________.

A)softgoods
B)computer programs
C)recipes
D)hardware

Question 21

Visual Basic _______.

A)was intended for expert programmers.
B)makes the development of Windows applications easier.
C)was derived from BASIC.
D)a and b.
E)b and c.

Question 22

Developers can create .NET applications only in Visual Basic.

Question 23

Visual Basic programs are created using Microsoft's Visual Studio-a collection of software tools called a(n)________.

A)operating system
B)Integrated Programming Environment
C)Integrated Development Environment
D)Class Library.

Question 24

Which of the following statements is false?

A)Cloud computing allows you to use software,hardware and information stored in the "cloud"-i.e. ,accessed on remote computers via the Internet and available on demand-rather than having it stored on your personal computer.
B)Cloud computing services allow you to increase or decrease resources to meet your needs at any given time,so they can be more cost effective than purchasing expensive hardware to ensure that you have enough storage and processing power to meet your needs at their peak levels.
C)Businesses using cloud computing services must still manage the applications,which can be costly.
D)Both (a)and (c).

Question 25

Microsoft's .NET Framework _________ .

A)executes applications.
B)contains a class library
C)provides many capabilities for building Visual Basic applications.
D)All of the above.

Question 26

Visual Basic evolved from the _________ programming language.

A)assembly
B)BASIC
C)DOS
D)Java.

Question 27

C# is an object-oriented language that has roots in C,C++ and Java.

Question 28

Microsoft's ________ is a cloud computing platform that allows you to develop,manage and distribute your apps in the cloud.

A)Common Language Runtime
B)Windows Azure
C)virtual machine
D)Windows 8

Question 29

C "spruces up" C++ with object-oriented programming capabilities.

Question 30

Unlike C#,Visual Basic is object oriented and contains a powerful class library.

Question 31

________ are software systems that make using computers more convenient or users,application developers and system administrators.

A)Operating systems
B)Applications
C)GUIs
D)None of the above.

Question 32

One of W3C's primary goals was to make the web universally accessible to everyone regardless of disabilities,language or culture.

Question 33

Part of the .NET Initiative is Microsoft's _______ technology,which enables you to create web applications:

A)class library
B)VM
C)CLR
D)ASP.NET

Question 34

Visual Basic is an event-driven,fully object-oriented visual programming language.

Question 35

In the mid-1980s,Microsoft developed the ________ operating system based on a graphical user interface with buttons,textboxes,menus and other graphical elements.

A)Unix
B)Macintosh
C)Linux
D)Windows

Question 36

Which of the following is/are true about Visual Basic:

A)It's object oriented.
B)It makes Windows programming easier.
C)It's event driven.
D)All of the above.

Question 37

Which of the following statements is false?

A)Windows Phone 8 is a pared down version of Windows 8 designed for smartphones.
B)Windows Phone 8 has the same core operating systems services as Windows 8,including a common file system,security,networking,media and Internet Explorer 10 (IE10)web browser technology.
C)Windows Phone 8 has all of the features of Windows 8 plus the features necessary for smartphones.
D)None of the above.

Question 38

What was the most important capability of C++ that C did not provide?

A)networking technology
B)data type technology
C)object-oriented technology
D)adding dynamic content to web pages.