Self Test Questions

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1. List at least five components of a typical computer system.

2. What device do the peripheral components of a computer system exist to support?

3. From what two perspectives can programs be viewed? How does each perspective differ from the other?

4. List the nine phases of the C++ translation process.

5. What are the function of trigraphs?

6. What is a C++ translation unit?

7. List and describe the four steps of the processing cycle?

8. State in your own words the definition of an algorithm.

9. How does a processor’s architecture serve to implement its feature set?

10. How can programmers access a processor’s feature set?

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