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General Programming
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Repetition algorithm
subroutine
interpreted
Boolean
2. Type of error: A violation of rules made by the programmer
syntax
Iteration
dynamic allocation
Binary scheme mean
3. _________ is when a procedure or function calls itself
pointer
transitive
Iteration
recursion
4. A _________ is a group of instructions within a computer program that performs a specific function.
dividend
Real Constants
subroutine
concatenation
5. 16 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - A(10) - B(11) - C(12) - D(13) - E(14) - F(15)
Integer
2
Hexadecimal base
algorithm
6. In a loop while construct the loop will be terminated upon the introduction of a ____________ ____________
median
false condition
Syntax
breakpoint
7. Type of control structure: WHILE-DO
Validation
logic
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
Iteration
8. The address of a memory location
Constants
VAR
pointer
Replacement
9. Using only the two binary digits (bits) 0 and 1 to represent information in a computer.
Memory unit
Binary scheme mean
x
ReadLn
10. A ____________ procedure is one in which a statement or set of statements are embedded within other statements
nested
compiled
2
Assigment statement
11. Quantities whose values do not change during program execution.
Constants
Selection algorithm
Real Constants
logic
12. ____________ 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).
variance
array
Iteration
Algorithms
13. An effective method for solving a problem using a finite sequence of instructions.
Algorithms
commutative
quotient
algorithm
14. The number of times a number goes into a divisor.
Hexadecimal base
File
Replacement
DIV
15. Numbers that contain decimal points - can be any number including decimal numbers. Can be expressed as a scientific notation.
Real numbers
Control unit
Files
I
16. Type of control structure: LOOP
Iteration
loop
applications
Assigment statement
17. In Linear Programming a _________ is a means for simplifying the solution
dividend
dual
interpreted
linear
18. The person responsible for programming applications such as payroll or inventory or accounts receivable etc is the _________ programmer
applications
Control unit
quotient
logic
19. Type of control structure: CASE
Selection
mean
dual
Syntax
20. In constant declarations to associate an identifier with a constant an sign is used
semantics
Hexadecimal base
Selection
equal (=)
21. Fixed number of similar data elements - each element can be retrieved through an index.
array
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
quotient
Reserved words
22. A string _________ is the operation of joining two character strings end to end.
concatenation
dual
end if
Replacement
23. The process of implementing in some programming language the variables (and structures) used to store the data and the algorithms for solving a problem.
parameter
2
breakpoint
Coding
24. The information that is produced to solve the problem.
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
commutative
Output
Time to failure
25. The grammatical rules of the language.
Syntax
Iteration
Real Constants
Selection
26. ____________ / divisor = quotient
recursion
divisor
breakpoint
dividend
27. In Linear Programming ____________ variables are used to convert inequalities to equalities
Input
slack
Selection algorithm
String Constants
28. for an "if" statement some languages require and "____________ _______" to close the selection group
oop
Selection
end if
syntax
29. 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
Octal base
Iteration
applications
30. A formula developed to solve a problem
algorithm
MOD
Selection
Integer
31. The steps are performed in a strictly sequential manner - each step being executed exactly once.
Sequential algorithm
pointer
Identifiers
mean
32. One of a number of alternative actions is selected and executed.
Selection algorithm
2
transitive
Binary scheme mean
33. dividend / _____________ = quotient
syntax
divisor
oop
Syntax
34. Part of the program that may be repeated
linear
slack
loop
DIV
35. A fixed position within source code: _________
Boolean
oop
linear
label
36. It is used to predicts the circuit's lifetime.
2
Time to failure
oop
semantics
37. In algebraic expression the name of the storage location in which the result would be saved is expressed as ____________ .
associative
commutative
breakpoint
x
38. Examples of _____ are: integer and real and true and false and read and readln and write and writeln.
Identifiers
Repetition algorithm
median
associative
39. The remainder in a division.
MOD
quotient
Two complements
commutative
40. ____________ property: you can group numbers in any way without changing the answer
associative
Operating system
Constants
Algorithms
41. Type _____ Error: False Negative
2
variance
Syntax
II
42. _________ error: The program performs a task but it is not the task that was desired
II
Logic
breakpoint
oop
43. Each element in an array is identified by a number called a ____________ which designates position in the array
Selection
Sequential algorithm
subscript
recursion
44. base value of a binary number system?
2
Sequential algorithm
syntax
File
45. A variable which will keep track of the number of occurrences of a certain transaction
counter
tracepoint
Binary scheme mean
x
46. The interpretation or meaning of an item.
Real numbers
median
semantics
array
47. The place where the instructions and data are stored.
Memory unit
dual
selection
DIV
48. dividend / divisor = _______________
quotient
Two complements
nested
syntax
49. Helpful debugging aids for _________ errors: control totals or control breaks or trace routines
logic
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
dynamic allocation
String Constants
50. ____________ property: says that if a = b and b = c then a = c.
Hexadecimal base
nested
mean
transitive