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General Programming

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Statistical middle






2. Integer division is denoted by _____






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






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






5. In Linear Programming a _________ is a means for simplifying the solution






6. Type of control structure: REPEAT-UNTIL






7. Outout and Input are _____






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






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






10. One or more steps are performed repeatedly.






11. The remainder in a division.






12. In algebraic expression the name of the storage location in which the result would be saved is expressed as ____________ .






13. The information that is produced to solve the problem.






14. The place where the instructions and data are stored.






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






16. The grammatical rules of the language.






17. The address of a memory location






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






19. 8 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7)






20. Each element in an array is identified by a number called a ____________ which designates position in the array






21. ______ must be enclosed within single quotes.






22. A fixed position within source code: _________






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






24. base value of a binary number system?






25. A _________ is an intentional stopping or pausing place in a program - put in place for debugging purposes.






26. 16 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - A(10) - B(11) - C(12) - D(13) - E(14) - F(15)






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






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






29. Type of control structure: IF-THEN-ELSE






30. dividend / _____________ = quotient






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






32. Examples of _____ are: integer and real and true and false and read and readln and write and writeln.






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






34. ______ must have at least one digit before and at least one digit after the decimal`






35. 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.






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






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






38. Fixed number of similar data elements - each element can be retrieved through an index.






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






40. In a linear programming problem there are always ____________






41. ____________ / divisor = quotient






42. Information is placed into a storage location by means of an ____________ statement






43. A formula developed to solve a problem






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






45. In Linear Programming ____________ variables are used to convert inequalities to equalities






46. Type of control structure: CASE






47. The assignment statement is also a ____ statement?






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






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






50. Type of error: A violation of rules made by the programmer