Chapter 2

1. RAM stands for Random Access Memory, a section of the
computer that holds programs and information.

2. Information stored on a floppy disk is not lost when the
computer is turned off.

3. Information stored in memory is lost when the computer
is turned off.

4. A disk file is a named block of characters or other
information, stored on a computer disk.

5. Line numbers are not required in True BASIC.

6. You press the Return key to execute a command.

7. The character "!" or the word "REM" is used to denote the
beginning of a REMARK statement.

8. An END statement must be included in every True BASIC program.

9. The INPUT statement accepts characters typed in from
the keyboard.

10. Pressing the Return key tells the computer that you are
through entering information.

11. If a printer is attached to your computer, pressing the
Shift and PrtSc keys prints on the printer everything that is
displayed on the screen.

12. Add the parameter >> to the RUN command or execute the
ECHO command before typing the RUN command.

13. The lower part of the screen is the command window.

14. The F1 key moves the cursor to the editing window.

15. The non-flashing box at the left margin of a program
statement is called a line tag.

16. Press the Ctrl and left arrow keys to move the cursor to
the beginning of the current line.

17. Pressing the Home key moves the cursor to the start of
the current program.

18. You are in the insert mode when you first enter the True
BASIC editor.

19. The F2 key moves the cursor to the command window.

20. You are in the insert mode when the cursor is a flashing
underline character.

21. When the cursor is on top af a line tag and you press the
Return key, you create a new blank line just above the current line.

22. When the statement PRINT is executed, a blank line is
displayed on the screen.

23. You can delete an entire program line by placing the cursor
on the line tag and pressing the Delete key.

24. Press the F10 key to get help.

25. The current program is erased from the screen when you
enter the NEW command.

26. The command FILES B:*.TRU lists the names of all True
BASIC program files on the disk in drive B.

27. The command OLD B:HW3 loads the file HW3.TRU from
the disk in drive B into the user workspace.

28. The command REPLACE saves the current version of an
old program file.

29. Assume that the file PROJECT.TRU is on a disk in drive B.
To save a backup copy, exit the True BASIC system with the
command BYE, put your backup disk in drive A, and enter the DOS
command COPY B:PROJECT.TRU A:.

30. The command SPLIT 0 expands the command window to
fill the entire screen.

31. The command menus in the Mac menu bar are named
File, Edit, Custom, Run, Windows, and Help.

32. The two types of cursors are the mouse cursor and the
text cursor.

33. The term "clicking the mouse" means to press and quickly
release the mouse button.

34. The term "dragging the mouse" means to press and hold
down the mouse button, move the mouse cursor to a desired position,
and then release the mouse button.

35. To move the text cursor to a new location, move the mouse
cursor (now an I-beam symbol) to the desired location in the text
and click the mouse button.

36. Drag the scroll bar slider up or down with the mouse to
see preceding or succeeding text.

37. Select three lines of text by dragging the mouse cursor
over these three lines. The selected lines are highlighted.

38. Select a single word by double-clicking on the desired
word.

39. The key combination Cmd-X is equivalent to the Cut
command.

40. The key combination Cmd-C is equivalent to the Copy
command.

41. The key combination Cmd-V is equivalent to the Paste
command.

42. A file name on a Mac may contain one or more blank
characters.

43. The key combination Cmd-S saves the current program
on disk.