ASSIGNMENT 9
Textbook Assignment:
"Computers," chapter 8, pages 8-1 through 8-17.
9-1.
Which of the following items are
examples of computer hardware?
1. Compilers
2. Assmemblers
3. Transistors
4. Executive routines
9-2.
Which of the following items are
examples of computer software?
1. Microchips
2. Printed circuit cards
3. Input/output libraries
4. Cathode-ray tubes
A. FUNCTIONS
IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 9-3 THROUGH 9-6,
SELECT FROM COLUMN B THE PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGE THAT PERFORMS THE FUNCTION LISTED
IN COLUMN A.
9-3.
Used for business 1. Jovial
only
2. FORTRAN
9-4.
Used for real-time
systems
3.
PL/1
9-5.
Used for business 4. COBOL
and scientific
programs
9-6.
Used for large scale
command and control
Systems
B. PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
9-7.
What are the two basic types of
computers?
1. Linear and octal
2. Binary and logic
3. Linear and digital
4.
Analog and digital
9-8.
As it applies to computers, what
characteristic applies to the term
analog?
1. Representation by means of
continuously variable physical
quantities
2. Representation by the use of
numerical equivalents
3. Representation by the use of
graphic analysis
4. Representation by the SWAG
9-9.
Because of their design, analog
computers have unlimited
applications.
1. True
2. False
9-10.
What method is used to represent
the instructions used by a digital
computer?
1. Numerical equivalents
2. Delayed transmission
3. Direct translation
4.
Analog input
9-11.
What are the two basic types of
digital computers?
1. Special-purpose and linear
2. Special-purpose and nonlinear
3. Linear and Nonlinear
4. Special-purpose and
general-purpose
9-12.
What method is used to change the
operation of a special-purpose
digital computer?
1. The input frequency is changed
2. The construction of the machine
is altered
3. The instruction input is
changed
4. The primary RTMS is changed
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