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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. 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.
x
mean
ReadLn
Operating system
2. Type of control structure: IF-THEN-ELSE
Boolean
selection
linear
dividend
3. It is used to predicts the circuit's lifetime.
applications
recursion
Time to failure
end if
4. Each element in an array is identified by a number called a ____________ which designates position in the array
divisor
end if
oop
subscript
5. Examples of _____ are: integer and real and true and false and read and readln and write and writeln.
compiled
Identifiers
constraints
File
6. In constant declarations to associate an identifier with a constant an sign is used
commutative
dual
concatenation
equal (=)
7. One of a number of alternative actions is selected and executed.
Iteration
associative
Hexadecimal base
Selection algorithm
8. A _________ is a group of instructions within a computer program that performs a specific function.
Iteration
Iteration
subroutine
Selection
9. In algebraic expression the name of the storage location in which the result would be saved is expressed as ____________ .
divisor
x
linear
Sequential algorithm
10. Using only the two binary digits (bits) 0 and 1 to represent information in a computer.
Binary scheme mean
pointer
Validation
oop
11. 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
MOD
Iteration
subscript
12. Item of information necessary for a program or subprogram to perform its task.
associative
commutative
linear
parameter
13. One or more steps are performed repeatedly.
I
Repetition algorithm
Iteration
array
14. :=? 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.
Assigment statement
assignment
commutative
constraints
15. ______ causes an advance to a new input line from which subsequent values will be read
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
Selection
x
ReadLn
16. The information that is produced to solve the problem.
pointer
false condition
equal (=)
Output
17. A system in which negative numbers are represented by the two's complement of the absolute value.
subscript
Two complements
Time to failure
Logic
18. A fixed position within source code: _________
loop
label
x
assignment
19. Outout and Input are _____
algorithm
parameter
Logic
Files
20. VAR and BEGIN and END are examples of _____ .
Real numbers
Identifiers
end if
Reserved words
21. Program Heading - Declaration Part (Label section - constant section - type section - variable section - subprogram section).
Boolean
subscript
Reserved words
program composition
22. base value of a binary number system?
slack
II
2
Algorithms
23. A formula developed to solve a problem
standard deviation
program composition
algorithm
Algorithms
24. ____________ property: says that if a = b and b = c then a = c.
II
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
transitive
counter
25. The person responsible for programming applications such as payroll or inventory or accounts receivable etc is the _________ programmer
applications
Repetition algorithm
subroutine
dual
26. Statistics: square root of variance
Identifiers
standard deviation
transitive
assignment
27. The remainder in a division.
Real Constants
DIV
Operating system
MOD
28. Type of control structure: CASE
array
Selection
divisor
Memory unit
29. A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value.
interpreted
Boolean
control structures
loop
30. In a _________ language the entire program is converted to binary prior to the execution of the program
assignment
end if
applications
compiled
31. Numbers that contain decimal points - can be any number including decimal numbers. Can be expressed as a scientific notation.
false condition
interpreted
assignment
Real numbers
32. for an "if" statement some languages require and "____________ _______" to close the selection group
ReadLn
end if
Real numbers
dividend
33. Part of the program that may be repeated
loop
slack
Boolean
mean
34. It is concern with checking that the algorithms and the program meet the problem's specification.
program composition
Validation
recursion
Memory unit
35. Type of error: A violation of rules made by the programmer
syntax
subroutine
Repetition algorithm
Files
36. Integer division is denoted by _____
DIV
Reserved words
String Constants
I
37. Allocate memory when needed and return memory when done: _________ _________
concatenation
dynamic allocation
breakpoint
Memory unit
38. The number of times a number goes into a divisor.
compiled
DIV
Selection
dynamic allocation
39. _________ error: The program performs a task but it is not the task that was desired
Logic
Control unit
constraints
2
40. 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)
Assigment statement
Files
Boolean
41. ____________ property: you can change the order of the numbers involved without changing the result
linear
Reserved words
commutative
Memory unit
42. The grammatical rules of the language.
Syntax
label
nested
I
43. The place where the instructions and data are stored.
Memory unit
Validation
Algorithms
array
44. Fixed number of similar data elements - each element can be retrieved through an index.
DIV
array
selection
Algorithms
45. Type of control structure: REPEAT-UNTIL
assignment
2
transitive
Iteration
46. 16 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - A(10) - B(11) - C(12) - D(13) - E(14) - F(15)
assignment
Hexadecimal base
subscript
concatenation
47. Type _____ Error: False Negative
applications
II
Algorithms
transitive
48. ____________ programming is a deterministic approach to problem solving
ReadLn
linear
concatenation
Syntax
49. An effective method for solving a problem using a finite sequence of instructions.
transitive
Syntax
Algorithms
Repetition algorithm
50. What are Sequence and Selection/Decision and Iteration/Repetition?
Real Constants
Coding
breakpoint
control structures