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General Programming

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _________ error: The program performs a task but it is not the task that was desired






2. Type _____ Error: False Negative






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






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






5. dividend / _____________ = quotient






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






7. 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






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






9. 8 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7)






10. The address of a memory location






11. 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.






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






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






14. ____________ 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).






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






16. Each element in an array is identified by a number called a ____________ which designates position in the array






17. A reserved word for variable.






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






19. The place where the instructions and data are stored.






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






21. Type of control structure: WHILE-DO






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. :=? 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.






30. Type ____ Error: False Positive






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. ____________ / divisor = quotient






38. Integer division is denoted by _____






39. A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value.






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






41. ____________ programming is a deterministic approach to problem solving






42. ______ must be enclosed within single quotes.






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






44. Statistical middle






45. The grammatical rules of the language.






46. 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.






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






48. In a linear programming problem there are always ____________






49. Statistics: square root of variance






50. _________ is when a procedure or function calls itself