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General Programming
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Subject
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it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The address of a memory location
subroutine
pointer
parameter
Iteration
2. Part of the program that may be repeated
loop
counter
end if
dividend
3. ____________ property: says that if a = b and b = c then a = c.
constraints
algorithm
Two complements
transitive
4. ______ must be enclosed within single quotes.
String Constants
File
logic
Operating system
5. Program Heading - Declaration Part (Label section - constant section - type section - variable section - subprogram section).
II
Input
program composition
selection
6. In a loop while construct the loop will be terminated upon the introduction of a ____________ ____________
recursion
false condition
x
VAR
7. In a linear programming problem there are always ____________
Identifiers
semantics
constraints
false condition
8. ____________ property: you can change the order of the numbers involved without changing the result
array
Boolean
interpreted
commutative
9. It fetches the instructions from the memory and decodes them and and directs the system to execute the operations indicated by the instructions.
Replacement
Control unit
transitive
false condition
10. Item of information necessary for a program or subprogram to perform its task.
parameter
Control unit
II
2
11. It is concern with checking that the algorithms and the program meet the problem's specification.
Validation
dynamic allocation
tracepoint
nested
12. The grammatical rules of the language.
Input
Syntax
Iteration
Coding
13. Outout and Input are _____
Two complements
median
Files
applications
14. Type of control structure: CASE
linear
standard deviation
subroutine
Selection
15. In constant declarations to associate an identifier with a constant an sign is used
Iteration
end if
equal (=)
applications
16. dividend / divisor = _______________
Operating system
linear
Repetition algorithm
quotient
17. A _________ is an intentional stopping or pausing place in a program - put in place for debugging purposes.
breakpoint
syntax
Coding
Repetition algorithm
18. ____________ programming is a deterministic approach to problem solving
DIV
tracepoint
linear
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
19. Each element in an array is identified by a number called a ____________ which designates position in the array
subscript
Logic
ReadLn
II
20. Integer division is denoted by _____
median
Boolean
Reserved words
DIV
21. In algebraic expression the name of the storage location in which the result would be saved is expressed as ____________ .
constraints
loop
x
Binary scheme mean
22. The remainder in a division.
Real Constants
associative
MOD
commutative
23. One or more steps are performed repeatedly.
Time to failure
subscript
Repetition algorithm
control structures
24. A ____________ procedure is one in which a statement or set of statements are embedded within other statements
VAR
Identifiers
nested
slack
25. The assignment statement is also a ____ statement?
DIV
commutative
Replacement
interpreted
26. ______ must have at least one digit before and at least one digit after the decimal`
2
dividend
syntax
Real Constants
27. The place where the instructions and data are stored.
median
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
Memory unit
pointer
28. 16 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - A(10) - B(11) - C(12) - D(13) - E(14) - F(15)
x
median
Hexadecimal base
algorithm
29. A formula developed to solve a problem
ReadLn
algorithm
Integer
Sequential algorithm
30. In Linear Programming ____________ variables are used to convert inequalities to equalities
slack
mean
program composition
Assigment statement
31. A variable which will keep track of the number of occurrences of a certain transaction
associative
dual
Time to failure
counter
32. Allocate memory when needed and return memory when done: _________ _________
I
Files
algorithm
dynamic allocation
33. Information is placed into a storage location by means of an ____________ statement
array
Memory unit
assignment
recursion
34. A system in which negative numbers are represented by the two's complement of the absolute value.
Two complements
subscript
commutative
Repetition algorithm
35. Type of control structure: IF-THEN-ELSE
Output
tracepoint
selection
commutative
36. An effective method for solving a problem using a finite sequence of instructions.
Algorithms
I
end if
Reserved words
37. Type of control structure: REPEAT-UNTIL
breakpoint
standard deviation
Iteration
Operating system
38. Using only the two binary digits (bits) 0 and 1 to represent information in a computer.
counter
Iteration
Binary scheme mean
Selection algorithm
39. A _________ is a group of instructions within a computer program that performs a specific function.
subroutine
array
Hexadecimal base
nested
40. Helpful debugging aids for _________ errors: control totals or control breaks or trace routines
Constants
I
String Constants
logic
41. ____________ property: you can group numbers in any way without changing the answer
interpreted
algorithm
Validation
associative
42. A fixed position within source code: _________
label
x
Constants
Two complements
43. A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value.
Sequential algorithm
counter
Boolean
Iteration
44. A reserved word for variable.
Algorithms
Validation
Reserved words
VAR
45. The interpretation or meaning of an item.
Files
commutative
tracepoint
semantics
46. The information that is produced to solve the problem.
Output
subroutine
recursion
Control unit
47. Type ____ Error: False Positive
I
dual
Logic
quotient
48. A programming paradigm that uses data structures consisting of datafields and methods together with their interactions - to design applications and computer programs.
Real numbers
2
oop
Binary scheme mean
49. Quantities whose values do not change during program execution.
Output
Constants
Input
array
50. The number of times a number goes into a divisor.
pointer
Syntax
DIV
end if