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TRUE/FALSE. Write \'T\' if the statement is true and \'F\' if the statement is f

ID: 3882882 • Letter: T

Question

TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.

1- Software is a collective term for programs; the instructions computers perform to implement applications.

2- The camera of a smart phone would be classified as an input device.

3-Transistors helped advance computing because they complicated the assembly process.

4- Computing in its most general form involves data, software, and hardware.

5- Writing software is the job of programmers and software developers.

6- In software, the agent is anything that can follow instructions.

7- In computing, data and information are interchangeable.

8- In computing, data is stored in memory, on the hard disk, or in the cloud represented as binary digits.

9- Describing a technical problem using the right words helps facilitate a speedy and helpful answer from tech support.

Explanation / Answer

1. True

   Explanation: Software is a collection of programs, which interact with each other and whose instructions a computer executes to run applications or to get the desired result. Hence, from the definition of a software, we could say that it is true.

2. True

   Explanation: Any device which can insert data into your system is called an input device. Camera can insert data

into our systems. Eg: Scanning a QR code. Hence, Camera can be classified as an input device.

3. False

Explanation: Transistors helped us make computations faster. They didn't complicate the assembly process

4. True

   Explanation: Computing is finishing a task using the computer technology. It can include software, hardware and data

5. True

   Explanation: Programmers and software developers are the ones who write code to implement a design that is decided by an expert or sometimes, they do have their own design and write code to implement it. Yes, writing software is the job of programmers and software developers is true.

6. True

Explanation: Software agent is also a software which does a specific task for an user or for another program. In general, it follows instructions to meet the objectives or work on behalf of a user. Hence, it is true.

7. False

   Explanation: In general, data can be of any format. Eg: Text, Image etc. Information is derived from the data. You process a data which is understood by the computer and dervie some information out of it in a way that humans can understand. In short,Data after analyzing is called information.Hence, they are not the same and hence they aren't interchangeable.

8. True

   Explanation: This is pretty straightforward as in computing, we can store the data in memory or on hard disk or on some cloud etc.

9. True

   Explanation: In general, problem statement should clearly specify what goals are to be achieved in the process of solving a problem. So, describing them clearly makes clear the objectives that are to be met and hence, it will assist the tech support team to arrive at the answer faster.