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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. Type of control structure: CASE
Selection
slack
dividend
File
2. The information that is produced to solve the problem.
Output
median
divisor
II
3. In algebraic expression the name of the storage location in which the result would be saved is expressed as ____________ .
quotient
x
Validation
Identifiers
4. It is used to predicts the circuit's lifetime.
Control unit
DIV
quotient
Time to failure
5. It is concern with checking that the algorithms and the program meet the problem's specification.
I
Validation
Files
Real numbers
6. 16 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - A(10) - B(11) - C(12) - D(13) - E(14) - F(15)
applications
assignment
Hexadecimal base
Identifiers
7. An effective method for solving a problem using a finite sequence of instructions.
Coding
Algorithms
compiled
Boolean
8. What are Sequence and Selection/Decision and Iteration/Repetition?
Selection algorithm
logic
control structures
commutative
9. In constant declarations to associate an identifier with a constant an sign is used
equal (=)
Octal base
Output
Integer
10. In a loop while construct the loop will be terminated upon the introduction of a ____________ ____________
Sequential algorithm
dynamic allocation
false condition
Input
11. ______ causes an advance to a new input line from which subsequent values will be read
II
ReadLn
median
VAR
12. Type ____ Error: False Positive
Selection algorithm
constraints
label
I
13. Integer division is denoted by _____
Selection
DIV
label
slack
14. _________ is when a procedure or function calls itself
recursion
compiled
Assigment statement
Sequential algorithm
15. Type of error: A violation of rules made by the programmer
Real numbers
end if
syntax
Octal base
16. 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.
pointer
Operating system
oop
applications
17. Statistical middle
median
Coding
applications
label
18. ____________ 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).
x
Selection
variance
Coding
19. Outout and Input are _____
commutative
loop
Files
control structures
20. Quantities whose values do not change during program execution.
Constants
counter
false condition
Real Constants
21. Numbers that contain decimal points - can be any number including decimal numbers. Can be expressed as a scientific notation.
Real numbers
I
II
tracepoint
22. The place where the instructions and data are stored.
commutative
Memory unit
subroutine
linear
23. The interpretation or meaning of an item.
linear
semantics
I
end if
24. One of a number of alternative actions is selected and executed.
divisor
transitive
Selection algorithm
II
25. In a _________ language the entire program is converted to binary prior to the execution of the program
breakpoint
Octal base
ReadLn
compiled
26. Fixed number of similar data elements - each element can be retrieved through an index.
false condition
mean
program composition
array
27. One or more steps are performed repeatedly.
label
Repetition algorithm
Iteration
DIV
28. _________ error: The program performs a task but it is not the task that was desired
associative
commutative
Logic
applications
29. 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
Logic
syntax
Selection algorithm
30. A programming paradigm that uses data structures consisting of datafields and methods together with their interactions - to design applications and computer programs.
logic
Operating system
Selection algorithm
oop
31. The steps are performed in a strictly sequential manner - each step being executed exactly once.
concatenation
Iteration
linear
Sequential algorithm
32. Part of the program that may be repeated
Sequential algorithm
dynamic allocation
Integer
loop
33. The person responsible for programming applications such as payroll or inventory or accounts receivable etc is the _________ programmer
Coding
pointer
applications
Real numbers
34. Examples of _____ are: integer and real and true and false and read and readln and write and writeln.
Identifiers
logic
MOD
Algorithms
35. The information that is given and which items are important in solving the problem.
program composition
subscript
DIV
Input
36. ____________ / divisor = quotient
Boolean
applications
Constants
dividend
37. 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.
linear
Octal base
Syntax
tracepoint
38. VAR and BEGIN and END are examples of _____ .
syntax
Boolean
end if
Reserved words
39. Zero sum game theory problems can be solved by means of ____________ programming
File
parameter
linear
Validation
40. ______ must have at least one digit before and at least one digit after the decimal`
Assigment statement
Real Constants
oop
II
41. A reserved word for variable.
VAR
Two complements
Octal base
Input
42. dividend / divisor = _______________
Assigment statement
quotient
linear
compiled
43. Type of control structure: IF-THEN-ELSE
standard deviation
Binary scheme mean
Logic
selection
44. A system in which negative numbers are represented by the two's complement of the absolute value.
concatenation
Selection algorithm
Two complements
Algorithms
45. ______ must be enclosed within single quotes.
String Constants
control structures
Hexadecimal base
x
46. Each element in an array is identified by a number called a ____________ which designates position in the array
selection
subscript
syntax
Real numbers
47. 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
Input
parameter
Algorithms
48. A _________ is a group of instructions within a computer program that performs a specific function.
Real Constants
Iteration
linear
subroutine
49. The number of times a number goes into a divisor.
DIV
control structures
I
tracepoint
50. A formula developed to solve a problem
counter
Selection algorithm
algorithm
commutative