{"id":226,"date":"2020-11-27T14:43:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T19:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/chapter\/unit-7-self-test\/"},"modified":"2022-07-25T14:48:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T18:48:21","slug":"unit-7-self-test","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/chapter\/unit-7-self-test\/","title":{"raw":"Unit 7: Self-test","rendered":"Unit 7: Self-test"},"content":{"raw":"

Click play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section.<\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/media.bccampus.ca\/id\/0_yjxr9tkj?width=608&height=70&playerId=23449753\r\n\r\nFind answers to this self-test at the back of the book: Answers for Self-Tests<\/a>\r\n

True or false<\/h2>\r\n
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  1. A vacuum tube is an electronic device that controls the flow of electrons in a vacuum.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. A transistor is an electronic component held on an integrated circuit that contains a computer's CPU and other associated circuits.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. A magnetic drum uses arrays of small rings of magnetized\u00a0material called\u00a0cores to store information.<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Assembly language is like the machine language that a computer can understand, except that assembly language uses abbreviated words in place of numbers.<\/li>\r\n \t
  5. Internal hardware devices are any hardware device\u00a0that is located outside the computer.<\/li>\r\n \t
  6. Hardware is a set of instructions or programs that tells a computer what to do or how to perform a specific task.<\/li>\r\n \t
  7. Operating system (OS) is a software that controls and coordinates the computer hardware devices and runs other software and applications on a computer. It is the main part of system software and the computer will not function without it.<\/li>\r\n \t
  8. Utility software is a type of system software that helps set up, analyze, configure, strengthen, maintain a computer and performs a very specific task.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    Fill\u00a0in the blank<\/h2>\r\n
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    1. A [blank]\u00a0is an electronic component that can be used as an amplifier or as a switch. It is used to control the flow of electricity in radios, TV, computers, etc.<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. The [blank] is often referred to as the brain or engine of a computer where most of the processing and operations take place.<\/li>\r\n \t
    3. [Blank] is a low-level programming language comprised of a collection of binary digits (ones and zeros) that the computer can read and understand.<\/li>\r\n \t
    4. [Blank] is an area of computer science that dealing with the simulation and creation of intelligent machines or intelligent behave in computers.<\/li>\r\n \t
    5. The [blank]\u00a0language was used in first generation of computers.<\/li>\r\n \t
    6. An [blank]\u00a0device is a piece of hardware device which is used to enter information to a computer for processing.<\/li>\r\n \t
    7. [Blank] software is designed to run a computer's hardware and application software, and make the computer system available for use. It serves as the interface between hardware, application software, and the user.<\/li>\r\n \t
    8. A [blank]\u00a0driver is a software program that is designed to control a particular hardware device that is attached to a computer.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

      Multiple choice<\/h2>\r\n
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      1. [Blank] is a small electronic circuit printed on a chip usually made of silicon that contains many its own circuit elements\r\n
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        1. a microprocessor<\/li>\r\n \t
        2. a vacuum tube<\/li>\r\n \t
        3. a transistor<\/li>\r\n \t
        4. an integrated circuit<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
        5. [Blank] is a cylinder coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.\r\n
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          1. a magnetic core<\/li>\r\n \t
          2. a vacuum tube<\/li>\r\n \t
          3. a magnetic drum<\/li>\r\n \t
          4. an integrated circuit<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
          5. [Blank] is a physical device that is used to store data, information, and program in a computer.\r\n
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            1. a magnetic core<\/li>\r\n \t
            2. computer memory<\/li>\r\n \t
            3. a magnetic drum<\/li>\r\n \t
            4. an integrated circuit<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
            5. The main electronic component used in first generation of computers was:\r\n
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              1. transistor<\/li>\r\n \t
              2. CPU<\/li>\r\n \t
              3. integrated circuit<\/li>\r\n \t
              4. vacuum tube<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
              5. Which language was used in second generation of computer?\r\n
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                1. assemble language<\/li>\r\n \t
                2. machine language<\/li>\r\n \t
                3. C++<\/li>\r\n \t
                4. Java<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
                5. The main electronic component used in fourth generation of computers was:\r\n
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                  1. transistor<\/li>\r\n \t
                  2. CPU<\/li>\r\n \t
                  3. VLSI<\/li>\r\n \t
                  4. vacuum tube<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","rendered":"

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