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ITE 221 MIDTERM (2025–2026 LATEST EDITION) |
EXAM-STYLE QUESTIONS, ACCURATE ANSWERS
& STEP-BY-STEP TECHNICAL RATIONALES | A+
SUCCESS GUARANTEED
A ____ is a group of similar or identical
computers, connected by a high-speed network,
that cooperate to provide services or run a single
application.
- ANSWER-cluster
With any fixed-width data storage format, it's
possible that the result of a computation will be
too large to fit in the format.
- true or false - ANSWER-True
Select the result of:
[ ( 1 XOR 1 ) AND ( NOT 0 ) ]
- ANSWER-0
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The rightmost digit in a bit string is the ____.
- ANSWER-least significant digit
A ____ is designed for one purpose—
computational speed with large problems.
- ANSWER-Supercomputer
In a modern digital computer, data is represented
by groups of ____
- ANSWER-bits
Early mechanical computation devices were built
to perform ____.
- ANSWER-repetitive mathematical calculations
Most CPUs provide a(n) ____ data type, which
stores positive integer values as ordinary binary
numbers.
- ANSWER-unsigned integer
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The first group of bits in an instruction represents
its unique binary number, commonly called the
____.
- ANSWER-op code Light can be used as a basis
for computation.
Light can be used as a basis for computation.
- true or false
- ANSWER-true
In the decimal numbering system, the period is
called a ____.
- ANSWER-decimal point
The operand of a CPU instruction cannot contain
the location of a data item.
- true or false
- ANSWER-False
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____________________ are storage locations
that hold inputs and outputs for the ALU.
- ANSWER-Registers
In contrast to a formula, a program that
implements an algorithm must include
comparison and ____________________
instructions.
- ANSWER-branching
How many character symbols can standard ASCII
represent? Recall that it uses 7 bits per character.
- ANSWER-128
In numbering systems other than the decimal
numbering system, the term radix point is used
for the period.
- true or false - ANSWER-true
A(n)____ instruction generates the value true if
either (but not both) data input is true.
ITE 221 MIDTERM (2025–2026 LATEST EDITION) |
EXAM-STYLE QUESTIONS, ACCURATE ANSWERS
& STEP-BY-STEP TECHNICAL RATIONALES | A+
SUCCESS GUARANTEED
A ____ is a group of similar or identical
computers, connected by a high-speed network,
that cooperate to provide services or run a single
application.
- ANSWER-cluster
With any fixed-width data storage format, it's
possible that the result of a computation will be
too large to fit in the format.
- true or false - ANSWER-True
Select the result of:
[ ( 1 XOR 1 ) AND ( NOT 0 ) ]
- ANSWER-0
,2|Page
The rightmost digit in a bit string is the ____.
- ANSWER-least significant digit
A ____ is designed for one purpose—
computational speed with large problems.
- ANSWER-Supercomputer
In a modern digital computer, data is represented
by groups of ____
- ANSWER-bits
Early mechanical computation devices were built
to perform ____.
- ANSWER-repetitive mathematical calculations
Most CPUs provide a(n) ____ data type, which
stores positive integer values as ordinary binary
numbers.
- ANSWER-unsigned integer
,3|Page
The first group of bits in an instruction represents
its unique binary number, commonly called the
____.
- ANSWER-op code Light can be used as a basis
for computation.
Light can be used as a basis for computation.
- true or false
- ANSWER-true
In the decimal numbering system, the period is
called a ____.
- ANSWER-decimal point
The operand of a CPU instruction cannot contain
the location of a data item.
- true or false
- ANSWER-False
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____________________ are storage locations
that hold inputs and outputs for the ALU.
- ANSWER-Registers
In contrast to a formula, a program that
implements an algorithm must include
comparison and ____________________
instructions.
- ANSWER-branching
How many character symbols can standard ASCII
represent? Recall that it uses 7 bits per character.
- ANSWER-128
In numbering systems other than the decimal
numbering system, the term radix point is used
for the period.
- true or false - ANSWER-true
A(n)____ instruction generates the value true if
either (but not both) data input is true.
