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






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






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






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






5. 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






6. A fixed position within source code: _________






7. A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value.






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






9. :=? 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.






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






11. A ____________ procedure is one in which a statement or set of statements are embedded within other statements






12. Outout and Input are _____






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






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






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






16. base value of a binary number system?






17. A variable which will keep track of the number of occurrences of a certain transaction






18. dividend / divisor = _______________






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






20. Part of the program that may be repeated






21. In a linear programming problem there are always ____________






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






23. Statistical middle






24. The remainder in a division.






25. Integer division is denoted by _____






26. The interpretation or meaning of an item.






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






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






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






30. ____________ 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).






31. ____________ / divisor = quotient






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






33. A reserved word for variable.






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






35. The number of times a number goes into a divisor.






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






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






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






39. The address of a memory location






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






41. 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.






42. What are Sequence and Selection/Decision and Iteration/Repetition?






43. _________ is when a procedure or function calls itself






44. Any collection of data to be input to a program or output from a program.






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






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






47. Item of information necessary for a program or subprogram to perform its task.






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






49. Type _____ Error: False Negative






50. 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.