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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. :=? 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.
syntax
assignment
Identifiers
Assigment statement
2. The interpretation or meaning of an item.
Algorithms
semantics
recursion
parameter
3. ____________ property: you can group numbers in any way without changing the answer
associative
Syntax
commutative
logic
4. for an "if" statement some languages require and "____________ _______" to close the selection group
end if
slack
Constants
pointer
5. In a _________ language the entire program is converted to binary prior to the execution of the program
compiled
divisor
quotient
end if
6. In a linear programming problem there are always ____________
constraints
String Constants
Integer
breakpoint
7. dividend / _____________ = quotient
Binary scheme mean
Constants
mean
divisor
8. 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)
Integer
File
Selection algorithm
9. A formula developed to solve a problem
algorithm
MOD
Operating system
transitive
10. Quantities whose values do not change during program execution.
Selection
Input
Constants
variance
11. Statistical average
pointer
Real Constants
variance
mean
12. The steps are performed in a strictly sequential manner - each step being executed exactly once.
linear
quotient
Boolean
Sequential algorithm
13. In constant declarations to associate an identifier with a constant an sign is used
Algorithms
pointer
DIV
equal (=)
14. A string _________ is the operation of joining two character strings end to end.
concatenation
Input
array
2
15. Type of error: A violation of rules made by the programmer
selection
dual
median
syntax
16. A _________ is a group of instructions within a computer program that performs a specific function.
subroutine
Constants
dividend
I
17. dividend / divisor = _______________
Operating system
quotient
linear
syntax
18. The assignment statement is also a ____ statement?
Replacement
Iteration
Reserved words
linear
19. Zero sum game theory problems can be solved by means of ____________ programming
dual
x
parameter
linear
20. 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.
Boolean
x
selection
Operating system
21. Using only the two binary digits (bits) 0 and 1 to represent information in a computer.
Binary scheme mean
slack
Replacement
Two complements
22. 16 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - A(10) - B(11) - C(12) - D(13) - E(14) - F(15)
divisor
MOD
selection
Hexadecimal base
23. Any collection of data to be input to a program or output from a program.
File
pointer
program composition
DIV
24. One or more steps are performed repeatedly.
Output
DIV
String Constants
Repetition algorithm
25. Statistics: square root of variance
standard deviation
Validation
Real Constants
array
26. The address of a memory location
oop
transitive
commutative
pointer
27. An effective method for solving a problem using a finite sequence of instructions.
algorithm
Selection
false condition
Algorithms
28. A system in which negative numbers are represented by the two's complement of the absolute value.
nested
logic
Two complements
interpreted
29. 8 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7)
Binary scheme mean
oop
Two complements
Octal base
30. Statistical middle
median
counter
nested
x
31. VAR and BEGIN and END are examples of _____ .
interpreted
Files
mean
Reserved words
32. The information that is given and which items are important in solving the problem.
DIV
Input
Two complements
tracepoint
33. A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value.
constraints
Boolean
divisor
Identifiers
34. _________ error: The program performs a task but it is not the task that was desired
DIV
Identifiers
Integer
Logic
35. In a loop while construct the loop will be terminated upon the introduction of a ____________ ____________
Logic
linear
label
false condition
36. Type of control structure: LOOP
mean
Real Constants
Iteration
Binary scheme mean
37. Examples of _____ are: integer and real and true and false and read and readln and write and writeln.
Identifiers
Sequential algorithm
I
Real Constants
38. Program Heading - Declaration Part (Label section - constant section - type section - variable section - subprogram section).
Output
Iteration
program composition
slack
39. A ____________ procedure is one in which a statement or set of statements are embedded within other statements
Binary scheme mean
Time to failure
nested
MOD
40. A reserved word for variable.
compiled
Algorithms
Iteration
VAR
41. In Linear Programming ____________ variables are used to convert inequalities to equalities
slack
end if
II
Selection algorithm
42. Any number that does not have a decimal in it.
Hexadecimal base
Integer
label
variance
43. It is used to predicts the circuit's lifetime.
Files
Time to failure
Iteration
algorithm
44. The grammatical rules of the language.
Syntax
Operating system
dual
constraints
45. ____________ / divisor = quotient
Two complements
dividend
median
subroutine
46. It fetches the instructions from the memory and decodes them and and directs the system to execute the operations indicated by the instructions.
Syntax
Octal base
Selection algorithm
Control unit
47. ____________ 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).
end if
Iteration
recursion
variance
48. 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
assignment
Iteration
constraints
interpreted
49. The remainder in a division.
end if
dual
Validation
MOD
50. Part of the program that may be repeated
equal (=)
applications
loop
nested