Quiz 1

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an output device?

• Screen
• Camera
• Speakers
• Printer

Answer 1

Camera

Question 2

What is the CPU?

• The computer programming unit, it stores the computer’s operating system.
• The central programming unit, it translates high level language and commands that we type in into machine code.
• The central processing unit, it acts as the brain of the computer and carries out commands.
• Computer peripheral unit, it handles all input and output devices.

Answer 2

The central processing unit, it acts as the brain of the computer and carries out commands

Question 3

Instructions written in code that a computer follows are called:

• Compiler
• Input
• Operating System
• Program

Answer 3

Program

Question 4

The programs that run on a computer are called:

• Hardware
• Comments
• Browser
• Software

Answer 4

Software

Question 5

A name given to a spot in memory is called:

• Print
• Output
• Input
• Variable

Answer 5

Variable

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a legal variable name?

• grade3
• firstName
• appointment_hour
• %information

Answer 6

%information

Question 7

What is output by the following?

print(“she sells \nseashells”)
print(“by the seashore”)

-she sells seashells
by the seashore

-she sells seashells by the seashore

• she sells
  seashells by the seashore
• she sells
  seashells
  by the seashore

Answer 7

she sells
seashells
by the seashore

Question 8

What is output by the following?

print(“/\”)
print(“\/”)
/
\/

/\\/

/\
\/

/\/

Answer 8

/\

\/

Question 9

___________ is what we use to communicate day to day.

• Code
• Formal Language
• Natural Language
• Algorithms

Answer 9

Natural Language

Question 10

What is output by the following? Assume the user enters Sally and John.

x = input(“What is your name? “)
y = input(“What is your friend’s name? “)
print(“Hi “ + x + “ and “ + y)

• Hi + x + and + y
• Hi Sally and John
• Hi + Sally + and + John
• Hi x and y

Answer 10

Hi Sally and John