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General Programming

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Each element in an array is identified by a number called a ____________ which designates position in the array






2. The process of implementing in some programming language the variables (and structures) used to store the data and the algorithms for solving a problem.






3. Helpful debugging aids for _________ errors: control totals or control breaks or trace routines






4. Zero sum game theory problems can be solved by means of ____________ programming






5. dividend / _____________ = quotient






6. In a linear programming problem there are always ____________






7. The information that is given and which items are important in solving the problem.






8. 8 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7)






9. VAR and BEGIN and END are examples of _____ .






10. A formula developed to solve a problem






11. The address of a memory location






12. Statistics: square root of variance






13. An effective method for solving a problem using a finite sequence of instructions.






14. base value of a binary number system?






15. Statistical middle






16. In constant declarations to associate an identifier with a constant an sign is used






17. ______ causes an advance to a new input line from which subsequent values will be read






18. A system in which negative numbers are represented by the two's complement of the absolute value.






19. dividend / divisor = _______________






20. It fetches the instructions from the memory and decodes them and and directs the system to execute the operations indicated by the instructions.






21. A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value.






22. ____________ property: you can change the order of the numbers involved without changing the result






23. ____________ is a measure of the amount of variation within the values of that variable taking account of all possible values and their probabilities or weightings (not just the extremes which give the range).






24. A _________ is a new way to use breakpoints. It is a breakpoint with a custom action associated with it. When hit it causes the debugger to perform the specified action instead of (or in addition to) breaking program execution.






25. A programming paradigm that uses data structures consisting of datafields and methods together with their interactions - to design applications and computer programs.






26. Type _____ Error: False Negative






27. _________ error: The program performs a task but it is not the task that was desired






28. Type of control structure: REPEAT-UNTIL






29. The assignment statement is also a ____ statement?






30. Integer division is denoted by _____






31. Outout and Input are _____






32. The steps are performed in a strictly sequential manner - each step being executed exactly once.






33. Numbers that contain decimal points - can be any number including decimal numbers. Can be expressed as a scientific notation.






34. ____________ / divisor = quotient






35. It allocates storage for programs and data and carry out many other supervisory functions. It acts as an interface between the user and the machine.






36. One of a number of alternative actions is selected and executed.






37. _________ is when a procedure or function calls itself






38. ____________ programming is a deterministic approach to problem solving






39. The interpretation or meaning of an item.






40. A _________ is a group of instructions within a computer program that performs a specific function.






41. Any number that does not have a decimal in it.






42. What are Sequence and Selection/Decision and Iteration/Repetition?






43. It is concern with checking that the algorithms and the program meet the problem's specification.






44. The remainder in a division.






45. A string _________ is the operation of joining two character strings end to end.






46. The grammatical rules of the language.






47. ____________ property: says that if a = b and b = c then a = c.






48. ______ must be enclosed within single quotes.






49. Type of control structure: LOOP






50. ____________ property: you can group numbers in any way without changing the answer