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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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1. In algebraic expression the name of the storage location in which the result would be saved is expressed as ____________ .
Control unit
associative
Validation
x
2. The place where the instructions and data are stored.
Memory unit
associative
II
syntax
3. A system in which negative numbers are represented by the two's complement of the absolute value.
Real numbers
File
Two complements
dividend
4. 8 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7)
divisor
subroutine
Octal base
tracepoint
5. Type of control structure: WHILE-DO
tracepoint
quotient
Iteration
commutative
6. It controls the operation of the entire system and performs the arithmetic and logic operations and and stores and retrieves instructions and data.
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
Sequential algorithm
Constants
label
7. A _________ is a group of instructions within a computer program that performs a specific function.
Repetition algorithm
subroutine
Assigment statement
Integer
8. Fixed number of similar data elements - each element can be retrieved through an index.
array
Assigment statement
Identifiers
dividend
9. Part of the program that may be repeated
breakpoint
loop
slack
Time to failure
10. for an "if" statement some languages require and "____________ _______" to close the selection group
loop
parameter
false condition
end if
11. 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
dividend
slack
Real numbers
12. In a _________ language the entire program is converted to binary prior to the execution of the program
Constants
Coding
compiled
subroutine
13. The process of implementing in some programming language the variables (and structures) used to store the data and the algorithms for solving a problem.
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
Iteration
Coding
Real Constants
14. ____________ / divisor = quotient
logic
Selection algorithm
divisor
dividend
15. 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.
tracepoint
Files
Control unit
Operating system
16. _________ is when a procedure or function calls itself
recursion
concatenation
subscript
tracepoint
17. Using only the two binary digits (bits) 0 and 1 to represent information in a computer.
selection
nested
dual
Binary scheme mean
18. A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value.
ReadLn
logic
Boolean
String Constants
19. Type of control structure: IF-THEN-ELSE
quotient
Reserved words
selection
semantics
20. What are Sequence and Selection/Decision and Iteration/Repetition?
control structures
Boolean
linear
Real numbers
21. The interpretation or meaning of an item.
DIV
subscript
semantics
standard deviation
22. Numbers that contain decimal points - can be any number including decimal numbers. Can be expressed as a scientific notation.
Real numbers
Validation
associative
2
23. Quantities whose values do not change during program execution.
I
Constants
Hexadecimal base
Control unit
24. A reserved word for variable.
VAR
applications
Integer
mean
25. :=? 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.
interpreted
Assigment statement
I
dividend
26. ____________ 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).
dividend
VAR
variance
Algorithms
27. Statistics: square root of variance
program composition
I
standard deviation
Boolean
28. The person responsible for programming applications such as payroll or inventory or accounts receivable etc is the _________ programmer
Boolean
applications
parameter
Real numbers
29. The information that is given and which items are important in solving the problem.
ReadLn
Reserved words
Input
control structures
30. Examples of _____ are: integer and real and true and false and read and readln and write and writeln.
semantics
Replacement
Sequential algorithm
Identifiers
31. A _________ is an intentional stopping or pausing place in a program - put in place for debugging purposes.
breakpoint
Octal base
false condition
pointer
32. ____________ property: you can change the order of the numbers involved without changing the result
applications
Assigment statement
commutative
dynamic allocation
33. dividend / divisor = _______________
compiled
linear
label
quotient
34. Information is placed into a storage location by means of an ____________ statement
Coding
constraints
assignment
dividend
35. In constant declarations to associate an identifier with a constant an sign is used
recursion
Control unit
dividend
equal (=)
36. Outout and Input are _____
Files
DIV
applications
interpreted
37. Type of control structure: CASE
Logic
Selection
interpreted
median
38. It is used to predicts the circuit's lifetime.
Time to failure
Algorithms
Replacement
assignment
39. ______ must be enclosed within single quotes.
parameter
Input
selection
String Constants
40. Type of control structure: LOOP
String Constants
constraints
nested
Iteration
41. In a loop while construct the loop will be terminated upon the introduction of a ____________ ____________
array
false condition
Constants
x
42. Any collection of data to be input to a program or output from a program.
Assigment statement
I
MOD
File
43. In Linear Programming a _________ is a means for simplifying the solution
dual
applications
nested
constraints
44. base value of a binary number system?
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
control structures
II
2
45. Allocate memory when needed and return memory when done: _________ _________
Time to failure
nested
dynamic allocation
oop
46. One of a number of alternative actions is selected and executed.
Sequential algorithm
Selection algorithm
loop
Replacement
47. Type ____ Error: False Positive
associative
I
parameter
MOD
48. The grammatical rules of the language.
slack
Syntax
Operating system
Replacement
49. A string _________ is the operation of joining two character strings end to end.
semantics
concatenation
Sequential algorithm
Hexadecimal base
50. An effective method for solving a problem using a finite sequence of instructions.
Algorithms
I
concatenation
assignment