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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. Type of control structure: IF-THEN-ELSE
selection
subroutine
Sequential algorithm
DIV
2. Each element in an array is identified by a number called a ____________ which designates position in the array
subscript
Operating system
end if
Octal base
3. VAR and BEGIN and END are examples of _____ .
Reserved words
mean
ReadLn
DIV
4. ______ must have at least one digit before and at least one digit after the decimal`
Logic
transitive
Real Constants
Repetition algorithm
5. 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.
Coding
tracepoint
Operating system
Algorithms
6. ______ causes an advance to a new input line from which subsequent values will be read
Reserved words
selection
dividend
ReadLn
7. ____________ property: says that if a = b and b = c then a = c.
II
Operating system
subroutine
transitive
8. 16 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - A(10) - B(11) - C(12) - D(13) - E(14) - F(15)
linear
subroutine
Hexadecimal base
File
9. A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value.
tracepoint
Control unit
syntax
Boolean
10. In algebraic expression the name of the storage location in which the result would be saved is expressed as ____________ .
Real numbers
x
Integer
algorithm
11. One or more steps are performed repeatedly.
Replacement
II
tracepoint
Repetition algorithm
12. A system in which negative numbers are represented by the two's complement of the absolute value.
applications
Two complements
Validation
Files
13. Item of information necessary for a program or subprogram to perform its task.
parameter
VAR
false condition
Selection algorithm
14. A ____________ procedure is one in which a statement or set of statements are embedded within other statements
concatenation
nested
Algorithms
quotient
15. The grammatical rules of the language.
Hexadecimal base
divisor
constraints
Syntax
16. A programming paradigm that uses data structures consisting of datafields and methods together with their interactions - to design applications and computer programs.
oop
divisor
Identifiers
recursion
17. ____________ property: you can change the order of the numbers involved without changing the result
MOD
VAR
Binary scheme mean
commutative
18. What are Sequence and Selection/Decision and Iteration/Repetition?
control structures
DIV
Selection algorithm
Identifiers
19. A string _________ is the operation of joining two character strings end to end.
commutative
Iteration
Two complements
concatenation
20. ____________ programming is a deterministic approach to problem solving
label
linear
tracepoint
slack
21. :=? 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
Operating system
mean
equal (=)
22. A reserved word for variable.
linear
Control unit
recursion
VAR
23. An effective method for solving a problem using a finite sequence of instructions.
Syntax
x
Algorithms
equal (=)
24. Numbers that contain decimal points - can be any number including decimal numbers. Can be expressed as a scientific notation.
parameter
Real numbers
linear
Octal base
25. ______ must be enclosed within single quotes.
String Constants
linear
oop
Real numbers
26. _________ error: The program performs a task but it is not the task that was desired
Logic
dividend
counter
I
27. Integer division is denoted by _____
I
median
DIV
transitive
28. The interpretation or meaning of an item.
semantics
constraints
Replacement
breakpoint
29. One of a number of alternative actions is selected and executed.
divisor
II
semantics
Selection algorithm
30. The address of a memory location
Repetition algorithm
String Constants
Two complements
pointer
31. base value of a binary number system?
Assigment statement
2
assignment
tracepoint
32. It controls the operation of the entire system and performs the arithmetic and logic operations and and stores and retrieves instructions and data.
array
Repetition algorithm
constraints
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
33. ____________ property: you can group numbers in any way without changing the answer
Validation
loop
associative
Two complements
34. dividend / divisor = _______________
Real Constants
Assigment statement
quotient
Output
35. A _________ is an intentional stopping or pausing place in a program - put in place for debugging purposes.
breakpoint
interpreted
subscript
Input
36. Statistical middle
Output
median
quotient
recursion
37. Quantities whose values do not change during program execution.
applications
Boolean
Constants
linear
38. Type of control structure: CASE
Selection
end if
subscript
Output
39. 8 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7)
Algorithms
Octal base
median
associative
40. The information that is produced to solve the problem.
program composition
Real numbers
Iteration
Output
41. It fetches the instructions from the memory and decodes them and and directs the system to execute the operations indicated by the instructions.
transitive
Time to failure
Control unit
standard deviation
42. Type of control structure: REPEAT-UNTIL
Real numbers
Two complements
Iteration
transitive
43. Type of control structure: WHILE-DO
Iteration
subscript
Binary scheme mean
divisor
44. The person responsible for programming applications such as payroll or inventory or accounts receivable etc is the _________ programmer
compiled
algorithm
Algorithms
applications
45. The assignment statement is also a ____ statement?
commutative
Hexadecimal base
MOD
Replacement
46. The place where the instructions and data are stored.
Time to failure
DIV
standard deviation
Memory unit
47. The process of implementing in some programming language the variables (and structures) used to store the data and the algorithms for solving a problem.
slack
equal (=)
Control unit
Coding
48. Program Heading - Declaration Part (Label section - constant section - type section - variable section - subprogram section).
compiled
breakpoint
program composition
ReadLn
49. In a loop while construct the loop will be terminated upon the introduction of a ____________ ____________
applications
false condition
mean
dividend
50. It is used to predicts the circuit's lifetime.
compiled
recursion
Time to failure
Repetition algorithm