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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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1. Zero sum game theory problems can be solved by means of ____________ programming
divisor
concatenation
linear
Output
2. base value of a binary number system?
nested
Coding
Memory unit
2
3. What are Sequence and Selection/Decision and Iteration/Repetition?
subscript
Coding
control structures
Real Constants
4. The address of a memory location
Logic
pointer
Selection
Real Constants
5. _________ is when a procedure or function calls itself
variance
recursion
Two complements
Boolean
6. Helpful debugging aids for _________ errors: control totals or control breaks or trace routines
array
Iteration
logic
VAR
7. dividend / _____________ = quotient
Syntax
Assigment statement
Algorithms
divisor
8. The information that is produced to solve the problem.
Output
Operating system
end if
compiled
9. Type of control structure: WHILE-DO
Iteration
tracepoint
linear
Control unit
10. In constant declarations to associate an identifier with a constant an sign is used
2
equal (=)
loop
ReadLn
11. Quantities whose values do not change during program execution.
VAR
linear
Constants
control structures
12. Type of control structure: CASE
Selection
constraints
II
recursion
13. The number of times a number goes into a divisor.
oop
Real numbers
quotient
DIV
14. It controls the operation of the entire system and performs the arithmetic and logic operations and and stores and retrieves instructions and data.
Assigment statement
Syntax
Iteration
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
15. ____________ property: you can group numbers in any way without changing the answer
associative
Assigment statement
selection
Iteration
16. The place where the instructions and data are stored.
transitive
Memory unit
control structures
mean
17. The process of implementing in some programming language the variables (and structures) used to store the data and the algorithms for solving a problem.
MOD
Coding
Replacement
standard deviation
18. for an "if" statement some languages require and "____________ _______" to close the selection group
end if
Integer
dynamic allocation
semantics
19. 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
interpreted
Binary scheme mean
dynamic allocation
associative
20. 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.
Binary scheme mean
array
Sequential algorithm
tracepoint
21. ______ must be enclosed within single quotes.
program composition
label
algorithm
String Constants
22. ____________ property: you can change the order of the numbers involved without changing the result
Control unit
algorithm
Logic
commutative
23. One or more steps are performed repeatedly.
Repetition algorithm
compiled
File
Assigment statement
24. A variable which will keep track of the number of occurrences of a certain transaction
assignment
Memory unit
String Constants
counter
25. The grammatical rules of the language.
Syntax
interpreted
quotient
Validation
26. An effective method for solving a problem using a finite sequence of instructions.
Control unit
breakpoint
Boolean
Algorithms
27. Outout and Input are _____
Files
syntax
Binary scheme mean
Validation
28. A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value.
DIV
mean
concatenation
Boolean
29. A ____________ procedure is one in which a statement or set of statements are embedded within other statements
linear
dual
loop
nested
30. Each element in an array is identified by a number called a ____________ which designates position in the array
dynamic allocation
Octal base
interpreted
subscript
31. Type of control structure: LOOP
Iteration
end if
DIV
array
32. Fixed number of similar data elements - each element can be retrieved through an index.
dual
label
String Constants
array
33. Statistical average
DIV
counter
mean
dynamic allocation
34. One of a number of alternative actions is selected and executed.
control structures
Input
Selection algorithm
constraints
35. Information is placed into a storage location by means of an ____________ statement
assignment
Boolean
String Constants
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
36. It fetches the instructions from the memory and decodes them and and directs the system to execute the operations indicated by the instructions.
nested
false condition
linear
Control unit
37. Type _____ Error: False Negative
divisor
Validation
Selection
II
38. The remainder in a division.
MOD
tracepoint
x
Input
39. Using only the two binary digits (bits) 0 and 1 to represent information in a computer.
recursion
median
Binary scheme mean
equal (=)
40. The person responsible for programming applications such as payroll or inventory or accounts receivable etc is the _________ programmer
applications
algorithm
dual
Sequential algorithm
41. A string _________ is the operation of joining two character strings end to end.
2
Time to failure
slack
concatenation
42. dividend / divisor = _______________
transitive
Iteration
recursion
quotient
43. Item of information necessary for a program or subprogram to perform its task.
subscript
parameter
Selection algorithm
semantics
44. It is used to predicts the circuit's lifetime.
Time to failure
array
pointer
Logic
45. In a loop while construct the loop will be terminated upon the introduction of a ____________ ____________
false condition
standard deviation
Sequential algorithm
Hexadecimal base
46. Statistics: square root of variance
standard deviation
counter
dual
Memory unit
47. In Linear Programming a _________ is a means for simplifying the solution
dual
program composition
equal (=)
Selection
48. Program Heading - Declaration Part (Label section - constant section - type section - variable section - subprogram section).
subscript
program composition
dividend
Assigment statement
49. :=? 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.
linear
recursion
Assigment statement
semantics
50. Type of error: A violation of rules made by the programmer
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
Octal base
assignment
syntax