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General Programming

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






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






3. Type of control structure: WHILE-DO






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






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






6. It is used to predicts the circuit's lifetime.






7. 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






8. It controls the operation of the entire system and performs the arithmetic and logic operations and and stores and retrieves instructions and data.






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






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






11. Part of the program that may be repeated






12. In a linear programming problem there are always ____________






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






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






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






16. In a loop while construct the loop will be terminated upon the introduction of a ____________ ____________






17. ____________ / divisor = quotient






18. Allocate memory when needed and return memory when done: _________ _________






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






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






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






22. Outout and Input are _____






23. for an "if" statement some languages require and "____________ _______" to close the selection group






24. Type of control structure: REPEAT-UNTIL






25. Using only the two binary digits (bits) 0 and 1 to represent information in a computer.






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






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






28. Type _____ Error: False Negative






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






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






31. The remainder in a division.






32. Quantities whose values do not change during program execution.






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






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






35. dividend / divisor = _______________






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






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






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






39. Statistical middle






40. Statistics: square root of variance






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






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






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






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






45. Integer division is denoted by _____






46. One or more steps are performed repeatedly.






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.






48. The assignment statement is also a ____ statement?






49. dividend / _____________ = quotient






50. The person responsible for programming applications such as payroll or inventory or accounts receivable etc is the _________ programmer







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