Starting Out With Python Global Edition 4th Edition Tony Gaddis - Solutions

Today, CPUs are small chips known as __________.a. ENIACsb. Microprocessorsc. Memory chipsd. Operating systems
True or FalseImages, like the ones created with your digital camera, cannot be stored as binary numbers.
What is an individual instruction in a program written in a high-level programming language called?
Use what you’ve learned about the binary numbering system in this chapter to convert the following binary numbers to decimal:1. 1012. 11113. 110010
Look at the ASCII chart in Appendix C and determine the code of the first printable character (a space), the “A” character, and the “a” character. Code Character Code Character Code Character Code Character Code Character 0123 4 50 60
What part of the computer serves as a work area to store a program and its data while the program is running?
A component that collects data from people or other devices and sends it to the computer is called __________.a. An output deviceb. An input devicec. A secondary storage deviced. Main memory
A video display is a(n) __________ device.a. Outputb. Inputc. Secondary storaged. Main memory
The computer stores a program while the program is running, as well as the data that the program is working with, in __________.a. Secondary storageb. The CPUc. Main memoryd. The microprocessor
True or FalseMachine language is the only language that a CPU understands.
What are the short words that are used in assembly language called?
Use the Internet to research the history of the Python programming language, and answer the following questions:• Who was the creator of Python, and what does his title of “BDFL” mean?• What is “The Zen of Python”?In which year was the first version of Python 3 released, and in which
What part of the computer holds data for long periods of time, even when there is no power to the computer?
This is a volatile type of memory that is used only for temporary storage while a program is running.a. RAMb. Secondary storagec. The disk drived. The USB drive
True or FalseAssembly language is considered a high-level language.
What part of the computer collects data from people and from other devices?
A type of memory that can hold data for long periods of time, even when there is no power to the computer, is called __________.a. RAMb. Main memoryc. Secondary storaged. CPU storage
True or FalseAn interpreter is a program that both translates and executes the instructions in a highlevel language program.
What type of software controls the internal operations of the computer’s hardware?
What part of the computer formats and presents data for people or other devices?
True or FalseA syntax error does not prevent a program from being compiled and executed.
What fundamental set of programs control the internal operations of the computer’s hardware?
True or FalseWindows, Linux, Android, iOS, and macOS are all examples of application software
What do you call a program that performs a specialized task, such as a virus scanner, a file compression program, or a data backup program?
A __________ is enough memory to store a letter of the alphabet or a small number.a. Byteb. Bitc. Switchd. Transistor
True or False Word processing programs, spreadsheet programs, email programs, web browsers, and games are all examples of utility programs.
Word processing programs, spreadsheet programs, email programs, web browsers, and game programs belong to what category of software?
A byte is made up of eight __________.a. CPUsb. Instructionsc. Variablesd. Bits
What amount of memory is enough to store a letter of the alphabet or a small number?
In the __________ numbering system, all numeric values are written as sequences of 0s and 1s.a. Hexadecimalb. Binaryc. Octald. Decimal
What do you call a tiny “switch” that can be set to either on or off?
A bit that is turned off represents the following value: __________.a. 1b. −1c. 0d. “no”
In what numbering system are all numeric values written as sequences of 0s and 1s?
A set of 128 numeric codes that represent the English letters, various punctuation marks, and other characters is __________.a. Binary numberingb. ASCIIc. Unicoded. ENIAC
What is the purpose of ASCII?
An extensive encoding scheme that can represent characters for many languages in the world is __________.a. Binary numberingb. ASCIIc. Unicoded. ENIAC
What encoding scheme is extensive enough to represent the characters of many of the languages in the world?

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