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CS 010

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25 July 2022
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a programming language allows us
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to express an algorithm
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C, C++, Java are all
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programming languages
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When a program runs on a computer, the part of the computer that carries out the instructions is called the
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CPU
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When a program runs on a computer, it is stored in
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RAM
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When a program is not running, it is stored
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on a disk
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RAM, random-access memory, is called that because
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you can pick any two random locations and it will take the same time to access the date
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a bit is
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a binary digit like 0 or 1
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A byte in memory is identified by a unique number called its
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address
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In modern computer systems, a byte consists of
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8 bits
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3K means about 3 thousand bytes. How would you express two hundred million bytes?
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200M
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3K means about 3 thousand bytes. How would you express five billion bytes?
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5G
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3K means about 3 thousand bytes. How would you express four trillion bytes?
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4T
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At each step of its operation, the input to a Central Processing Unit is
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an instruction
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Mice, trackpads, keyboards, scanners, joysticks are all examples of
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input devices
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Monitors, printers, status lights are all examples of
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output devices
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Flash drives, CDs, external disks are all examples of
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storage (memory) devices
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An operating system
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allocates resources like memory to programs that are running
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application software
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is any software that runs with the support of an operating system
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Every C++ program must contain a
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main function
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A comment starts with what characters?
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// or /*
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The text of a comment
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can be anything the programmer wants to write
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Which of the following will not be recognized if iostream is not included in the program?
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cout
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The rules that govern the correct order and usage of the elements of a language are called the
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syntax of the language
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An error in a program that involves a violation of language rules will be detected at
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compile time
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Division by zero when the program is executing is an example of a
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runtime error
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Compilers translate the instructions written by the programmer into
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object code
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A location in memory used for storing data and given a name in a computer program is called a
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variable because the data in the location can be changed.
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Before a variable is used it must be
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declared
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Words that have a special meaning in a programming language are called
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keywords
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identifiers cannot start with
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numbers, special characters or capital letters