Quiz 3

A program written in assembly language is called the ____ program.

• virtual

• object

• data

• source

C++ and Java are examples of ____ languages.

• low-level programming

• high-level programming

• machine

• assembly

Translators for ____ are called compilers.

• assembly language

• machine language

• low-level languages

• high-level languages

The ____ problem-solving cycle involves inputting code to an assembler, translating it to machine language, loading it into a Von Neumann computer, and executing to produce answers to the problem.

• Von Neumann

• modern

• algorithmic

• conditional

The conversion of symbolic op codes such as LOAD, ADD, and SUBTRACT to binary makes use of a structure called the ____.

• op code table

• assembler

• loader

• library

Icons displayed on the screen are selected with a mouse and a button using a technique called ____.

• windows interface

• point-and-click

• panel interface

• command line

A ____-generation operating system will typically be a parallel processing operating system that can efficiently manage computer systems containing tens, hundreds, or even thousands of processors.

• second

• third

• fourth

• fifth

A modem modulates a standard analog signal called a ____ wave so that it encodes binary information.

• carrier

• baseband

• broadband

• barrier

A ____ connects hardware devices such as computers, printers, and storage devices that are all in close proximity.

• metro area network

• local area network

• wide area network

• proximity network

A ____ is a shared public file where anyone can post messages and everyone is free to read the postings of others.

• bulletin board

• social network

• chat room

• Web site