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General Programming

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In algebraic expression the name of the storage location in which the result would be saved is expressed as ____________ .






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






3. The remainder in a division.






4. for an "if" statement some languages require and "____________ _______" to close the selection group






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






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






7. The address of a memory location






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






9. Type of control structure: REPEAT-UNTIL






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






11. Statistics: square root of variance






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






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






14. Statistical average






15. dividend / divisor = _______________






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






17. The assignment statement is also a ____ statement?






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






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






20. _________ is when a procedure or function calls itself






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






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






23. Type ____ Error: False Positive






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






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






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






27. Type of control structure: IF-THEN-ELSE






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






29. In a linear programming problem there are always ____________






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






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






32. A programming paradigm that uses data structures consisting of datafields and methods together with their interactions - to design applications and computer programs.






33. Integer division is denoted by _____






34. ______ must be enclosed within single quotes.






35. A reserved word for variable.






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






37. ____________ programming is a deterministic approach to problem solving






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






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






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






41. Fixed number of similar data elements - each element can be retrieved through an index.






42. What are Sequence and Selection/Decision and Iteration/Repetition?






43. Type _____ Error: False Negative






44. Statistical middle






45. Part of the program that may be repeated






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






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






48. One of a number of alternative actions is selected and executed.






49. Type of control structure: WHILE-DO






50. The interpretation or meaning of an item.