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General Programming

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The process of implementing in some programming language the variables (and structures) used to store the data and the algorithms for solving a problem.






2. Integer division is denoted by _____






3. The assignment statement is also a ____ statement?






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






5. A formula developed to solve a problem






6. A reserved word for variable.






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






8. Outout and Input are _____






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






10. ____________ programming is a deterministic approach to problem solving






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






12. The address of a memory location






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






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






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






16. An effective method for solving a problem using a finite sequence of instructions.






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






18. ____________ 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).






19. The interpretation or meaning of an item.






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






21. ______ must be enclosed within single quotes.






22. _________ is when a procedure or function calls itself






23. The grammatical rules of the language.






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






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






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






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






28. Statistics: square root of variance






29. Type of control structure: CASE






30. dividend / _____________ = quotient






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






32. Type _____ Error: False Negative






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






34. A ____________ procedure is one in which a statement or set of statements are embedded within other statements






35. It fetches the instructions from the memory and decodes them and and directs the system to execute the operations indicated by the instructions.






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






37. Statistical middle






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






39. The remainder in a division.






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






41. :=? 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.






42. ____________ / divisor = quotient






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






44. A variable which will keep track of the number of occurrences of a certain transaction






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






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






47. In a linear programming problem there are always ____________






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






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






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