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General Programming

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. One or more steps are performed repeatedly.






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






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






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






5. In a linear programming problem there are always ____________






6. The number of times a number goes into a divisor.






7. Statistical average






8. 8 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7)






9. A fixed position within source code: _________






10. Type ____ Error: False Positive






11. The process of implementing in some programming language the variables (and structures) used to store the data and the algorithms for solving a problem.






12. A reserved word for variable.






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






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






15. It controls the operation of the entire system and performs the arithmetic and logic operations and and stores and retrieves instructions and data.






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






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






18. _________ is when a procedure or function calls itself






19. Program Heading - Declaration Part (Label section - constant section - type section - variable section - subprogram section).






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






21. ____________ / divisor = quotient






22. Outout and Input are _____






23. Type of control structure: REPEAT-UNTIL






24. Part of the program that may be repeated






25. ____________ programming is a deterministic approach to problem solving






26. ____________ 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).






27. 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.






28. In a _________ language the entire program is converted to binary prior to the execution of the program






29. 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.






30. dividend / _____________ = quotient






31. The address of a memory location






32. Quantities whose values do not change during program execution.






33. The interpretation or meaning of an item.






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






35. In Linear Programming a _________ is a means for simplifying the solution






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






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






38. Integer division is denoted by _____






39. ____________ property: you can change the order of the numbers involved without changing the result






40. base value of a binary number system?






41. Type of control structure: LOOP






42. In algebraic expression the name of the storage location in which the result would be saved is expressed as ____________ .






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






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






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






46. It is concern with checking that the algorithms and the program meet the problem's specification.






47. Type of control structure: CASE






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






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






50. ______ must have at least one digit before and at least one digit after the decimal`