Title: Competency 1 Practice Quiz
Course: Programming Fundamentals I > Section: Practice Quizzes

Q: A series of step-by-step instructions that guide the operations of a computer are called:
- Hardware
- Software
- Program
- Instructions
A: Program

Q: Electrical components that can hold a positive or negative charge, like an on/off switch are called
- byte
- bit
- bite
- bing
A: bit

Q: Convert the following to a base 10 number    10011010
A: 154

Q: In what numbering system are all numeric valued written in as sequences of 0's and 1's
- unicode
- byte
- binary
- base 10
A: binary

Q: What are a set of rules to be followed when writing a program
- logical design
- syntax
- statement
- protocol
A: syntax

Q: Which encoding scheme is extensive enough to represent the characters of many of the languages of the world?
- binary
- ASCII
- byte
- Unicode
A: Unicode

Q: Translates and executes instructions in a high-level language program
- Compiler
- Source code
- Interpreter
- Program operator
A: Interpreter

Q: A CPU understands instructions that are written only in
- Machine language
- Python
- Assembly language
- English
A: Machine language

Q: Statements entered in interactive mode are not saved as programs
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Write a simple Python script that displays Welcome to COSC 1336
Feedback: print ('COSC 1336')