COS 1521 ASSIGNMENT 1

QUESTION 1 In a programmable data processor, such as the Turing machine, which one of the following statements is NOT true? 1. The output data depends on the input and the program. 2. With the same input and a change in the program, we can generate different output. 3. With the same program and different input, we can generate different output. 4. With the same input and the same program, we can generate different output. ANSWER: 4 QUESTION 2 Who invented the programming language Pascal to honor Blaise Pascal, the inventor of the mechanical calculator, Pascaline/ 1. Gottfried Leibnitz 2. Niklaus Wirth 3. Joseph-Marie Jacquard 4. Charles Babbage ANSWER: 2 QUESTION 3 In which century was the machine called the Jacquard loom invented? 1. 16th century 2. 17th century 3. 18th century 4. 19th century ANSWER: 4 QUESTION 4 Which one of the following scientists was NOT involved in the development of electronic computers in ? 1. John Atanasoff 2. Alan Turing 3. Konrad Zuse 4. Blaise Pascal ANSWER: 4 QUESTION 5 During which computer generation were the higher level languages COBOL and FORTRAN invented? 1. Second generation 2. Third generation 3. Fourth generation 4. Fifth generation ANSWER: 1 QUESTION 6 Historians have divided computers into generations since the 1950s. In which generation were vacuum tubes replaced by transistors, reducing the costs and size of computers? 1. Secondgeneration 2. Third generation 3. Fourth generation 4. Fifth generation ANSWER: 1 QUESTION 7 Whi