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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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1. 16 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - A(10) - B(11) - C(12) - D(13) - E(14) - F(15)
Hexadecimal base
tracepoint
DIV
Real numbers
2. A fixed position within source code: _________
Two complements
label
Sequential algorithm
tracepoint
3. Examples of _____ are: integer and real and true and false and read and readln and write and writeln.
x
Identifiers
Logic
counter
4. Information is placed into a storage location by means of an ____________ statement
Octal base
assignment
linear
Output
5. Outout and Input are _____
DIV
applications
Files
Reserved words
6. Type of control structure: LOOP
mean
subroutine
Iteration
control structures
7. A formula developed to solve a problem
VAR
Identifiers
algorithm
Memory unit
8. The remainder in a division.
MOD
false condition
median
logic
9. ____________ 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).
commutative
DIV
variance
breakpoint
10. Numbers that contain decimal points - can be any number including decimal numbers. Can be expressed as a scientific notation.
Real numbers
slack
commutative
Control unit
11. ____________ / divisor = quotient
linear
transitive
dividend
Binary scheme mean
12. It controls the operation of the entire system and performs the arithmetic and logic operations and and stores and retrieves instructions and data.
Syntax
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
loop
Sequential algorithm
13. Type ____ Error: False Positive
Real numbers
logic
I
syntax
14. Statistics: square root of variance
Output
File
standard deviation
linear
15. Integer division is denoted by _____
DIV
Octal base
equal (=)
Selection
16. VAR and BEGIN and END are examples of _____ .
Reserved words
concatenation
Integer
Real numbers
17. In Linear Programming ____________ variables are used to convert inequalities to equalities
Operating system
slack
Logic
standard deviation
18. It is used to predicts the circuit's lifetime.
Operating system
concatenation
counter
Time to failure
19. 8 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7)
Octal base
program composition
false condition
Coding
20. Helpful debugging aids for _________ errors: control totals or control breaks or trace routines
Input
logic
oop
concatenation
21. Statistical middle
Coding
Repetition algorithm
Identifiers
median
22. Type of error: A violation of rules made by the programmer
oop
syntax
median
Files
23. The grammatical rules of the language.
dual
dynamic allocation
Syntax
label
24. Any collection of data to be input to a program or output from a program.
semantics
File
Syntax
Algorithms
25. The address of a memory location
quotient
Iteration
pointer
x
26. The person responsible for programming applications such as payroll or inventory or accounts receivable etc is the _________ programmer
applications
mean
Constants
linear
27. A _________ is an intentional stopping or pausing place in a program - put in place for debugging purposes.
constraints
false condition
dual
breakpoint
28. A variable which will keep track of the number of occurrences of a certain transaction
control structures
Boolean
counter
Selection algorithm
29. A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value.
DIV
Boolean
syntax
parameter
30. The interpretation or meaning of an item.
String Constants
label
VAR
semantics
31. ______ causes an advance to a new input line from which subsequent values will be read
concatenation
slack
ReadLn
Coding
32. In a _________ language the entire program is converted to binary prior to the execution of the program
transitive
compiled
Selection algorithm
linear
33. Item of information necessary for a program or subprogram to perform its task.
parameter
algorithm
variance
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
34. The information that is given and which items are important in solving the problem.
applications
compiled
Input
DIV
35. Type _____ Error: False Negative
II
Iteration
associative
end if
36. Using only the two binary digits (bits) 0 and 1 to represent information in a computer.
pointer
Assigment statement
assignment
Binary scheme mean
37. A system in which negative numbers are represented by the two's complement of the absolute value.
Logic
divisor
Two complements
median
38. for an "if" statement some languages require and "____________ _______" to close the selection group
end if
dynamic allocation
median
Selection algorithm
39. An effective method for solving a problem using a finite sequence of instructions.
transitive
false condition
Algorithms
Files
40. ______ must be enclosed within single quotes.
nested
Binary scheme mean
String Constants
Reserved words
41. In constant declarations to associate an identifier with a constant an sign is used
2
variance
equal (=)
Time to failure
42. A string _________ is the operation of joining two character strings end to end.
concatenation
constraints
Boolean
Logic
43. Fixed number of similar data elements - each element can be retrieved through an index.
Binary scheme mean
Sequential algorithm
transitive
array
44. A reserved word for variable.
recursion
VAR
x
selection
45. Type of control structure: CASE
Selection
applications
Real Constants
quotient
46. Allocate memory when needed and return memory when done: _________ _________
dividend
label
median
dynamic allocation
47. Type of control structure: REPEAT-UNTIL
compiled
label
Iteration
array
48. ____________ programming is a deterministic approach to problem solving
Logic
Boolean
linear
median
49. Zero sum game theory problems can be solved by means of ____________ programming
interpreted
linear
dynamic allocation
2
50. ____________ property: you can change the order of the numbers involved without changing the result
syntax
Syntax
commutative
String Constants