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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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1. 8 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7)
syntax
Algorithms
Octal base
Identifiers
2. A reserved word for variable.
Real Constants
2
VAR
Operating system
3. A programming paradigm that uses data structures consisting of datafields and methods together with their interactions - to design applications and computer programs.
oop
Input
interpreted
median
4. It fetches the instructions from the memory and decodes them and and directs the system to execute the operations indicated by the instructions.
Control unit
interpreted
Selection
Algorithms
5. The number of times a number goes into a divisor.
DIV
Iteration
false condition
Reserved words
6. dividend / _____________ = quotient
standard deviation
String Constants
divisor
nested
7. 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.
Syntax
transitive
tracepoint
standard deviation
8. One of a number of alternative actions is selected and executed.
Assigment statement
Selection
Selection algorithm
dual
9. The interpretation or meaning of an item.
semantics
Iteration
linear
Operating system
10. Statistical average
associative
label
x
mean
11. base value of a binary number system?
VAR
2
standard deviation
Control unit
12. _________ is when a procedure or function calls itself
Sequential algorithm
recursion
array
dividend
13. An _________ language is a programming language where the programs written in that language are not translated or "compiled" into the machine code of the computer it is on - which then is directly executed by the host CPU but instead is indirectly ex
interpreted
Binary scheme mean
Sequential algorithm
mean
14. The place where the instructions and data are stored.
assignment
subscript
applications
Memory unit
15. What are Sequence and Selection/Decision and Iteration/Repetition?
control structures
breakpoint
concatenation
nested
16. Zero sum game theory problems can be solved by means of ____________ programming
program composition
Binary scheme mean
linear
Input
17. The person responsible for programming applications such as payroll or inventory or accounts receivable etc is the _________ programmer
MOD
selection
Sequential algorithm
applications
18. It controls the operation of the entire system and performs the arithmetic and logic operations and and stores and retrieves instructions and data.
Reserved words
end if
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
label
19. ______ must be enclosed within single quotes.
counter
tracepoint
program composition
String Constants
20. The process of implementing in some programming language the variables (and structures) used to store the data and the algorithms for solving a problem.
parameter
Octal base
array
Coding
21. Any collection of data to be input to a program or output from a program.
File
Files
ReadLn
Algorithms
22. A ____________ procedure is one in which a statement or set of statements are embedded within other statements
Memory unit
program composition
nested
linear
23. An effective method for solving a problem using a finite sequence of instructions.
Algorithms
Real Constants
DIV
assignment
24. Outout and Input are _____
Boolean
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
Files
concatenation
25. In a _________ language the entire program is converted to binary prior to the execution of the program
end if
compiled
Validation
false condition
26. ____________ property: you can group numbers in any way without changing the answer
associative
Files
DIV
Real numbers
27. In Linear Programming a _________ is a means for simplifying the solution
counter
semantics
interpreted
dual
28. Integer division is denoted by _____
DIV
MOD
transitive
divisor
29. ____________ programming is a deterministic approach to problem solving
linear
Algorithms
array
String Constants
30. dividend / divisor = _______________
equal (=)
Coding
control structures
quotient
31. In algebraic expression the name of the storage location in which the result would be saved is expressed as ____________ .
Octal base
x
DIV
loop
32. for an "if" statement some languages require and "____________ _______" to close the selection group
commutative
Constants
end if
Validation
33. Type of control structure: IF-THEN-ELSE
Operating system
selection
Algorithms
loop
34. Type _____ Error: False Negative
Input
Memory unit
II
variance
35. A formula developed to solve a problem
tracepoint
ReadLn
algorithm
linear
36. Type of control structure: CASE
array
commutative
Selection
Operating system
37. It is concern with checking that the algorithms and the program meet the problem's specification.
Control unit
Sequential algorithm
nested
Validation
38. Part of the program that may be repeated
DIV
String Constants
recursion
loop
39. In a linear programming problem there are always ____________
commutative
Iteration
Octal base
constraints
40. Type of control structure: WHILE-DO
dividend
Iteration
false condition
Algorithms
41. The address of a memory location
linear
pointer
array
Real numbers
42. ____________ / divisor = quotient
Validation
Sequential algorithm
dividend
Algorithms
43. Examples of _____ are: integer and real and true and false and read and readln and write and writeln.
linear
applications
Boolean
Identifiers
44. Type of error: A violation of rules made by the programmer
Time to failure
Hexadecimal base
syntax
subscript
45. Quantities whose values do not change during program execution.
Syntax
Constants
loop
File
46. It is used to predicts the circuit's lifetime.
Time to failure
Logic
ReadLn
variance
47. :=? is an ________. Here the varaible to be assigned a value must appear on the left of the assignment operator and a legal expression must appear on the right side.
Assigment statement
oop
end if
logic
48. The information that is given and which items are important in solving the problem.
Input
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
Octal base
Selection
49. The steps are performed in a strictly sequential manner - each step being executed exactly once.
Sequential algorithm
Iteration
concatenation
variance
50. Type of control structure: REPEAT-UNTIL
slack
end if
Iteration
x