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General Programming

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Type of control structure: LOOP






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






3. ______ must be enclosed within single quotes.






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






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. base value of a binary number system?






7. The place where the instructions and data are stored.






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






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






10. The information that is produced to solve the problem.






11. :=? 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.






12. _________ is when a procedure or function calls itself






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






14. ____________ 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).






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






16. 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.






17. Type ____ Error: False Positive






18. Allocate memory when needed and return memory when done: _________ _________






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






20. The remainder in a division.






21. Part of the program that may be repeated






22. In Linear Programming ____________ variables are used to convert inequalities to equalities






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






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






25. Type of control structure: REPEAT-UNTIL






26. Type of error: A violation of rules made by the programmer






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






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






29. A system in which negative numbers are represented by the two's complement of the absolute value.






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






31. The steps are performed in a strictly sequential manner - each step being executed exactly once.






32. The person responsible for programming applications such as payroll or inventory or accounts receivable etc is the _________ programmer






33. Zero sum game theory problems can be solved by means of ____________ programming






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






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






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






37. Statistical middle






38. ____________ property: you can group numbers in any way without changing the answer






39. Type _____ Error: False Negative






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






41. _________ error: The program performs a task but it is not the task that was desired






42. 16 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - A(10) - B(11) - C(12) - D(13) - E(14) - F(15)






43. A reserved word for variable.






44. A string _________ is the operation of joining two character strings end to end.






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






46. ____________ / divisor = quotient






47. The interpretation or meaning of an item.






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






49. ____________ programming is a deterministic approach to problem solving






50. 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.