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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. ____________ 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).
variance
Real numbers
Selection algorithm
logic
2. It controls the operation of the entire system and performs the arithmetic and logic operations and and stores and retrieves instructions and data.
linear
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
label
dual
3. A _________ is an intentional stopping or pausing place in a program - put in place for debugging purposes.
breakpoint
Octal base
Validation
mean
4. One or more steps are performed repeatedly.
recursion
Repetition algorithm
Selection
subscript
5. Outout and Input are _____
Validation
Repetition algorithm
Files
median
6. Statistics: square root of variance
dividend
counter
standard deviation
Boolean
7. It is used to predicts the circuit's lifetime.
divisor
dual
VAR
Time to failure
8. In a loop while construct the loop will be terminated upon the introduction of a ____________ ____________
Replacement
selection
false condition
x
9. Any number that does not have a decimal in it.
syntax
Integer
Input
File
10. Integer division is denoted by _____
subroutine
II
program composition
DIV
11. Part of the program that may be repeated
Control unit
x
loop
MOD
12. The information that is produced to solve the problem.
Output
equal (=)
Identifiers
slack
13. ____________ property: you can group numbers in any way without changing the answer
associative
dividend
tracepoint
Constants
14. Program Heading - Declaration Part (Label section - constant section - type section - variable section - subprogram section).
Syntax
Identifiers
algorithm
program composition
15. 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
Validation
quotient
program composition
interpreted
16. The place where the instructions and data are stored.
selection
Memory unit
linear
Syntax
17. In Linear Programming ____________ variables are used to convert inequalities to equalities
slack
String Constants
Two complements
2
18. A variable which will keep track of the number of occurrences of a certain transaction
File
counter
Sequential algorithm
subscript
19. Fixed number of similar data elements - each element can be retrieved through an index.
II
loop
array
Selection
20. ______ must be enclosed within single quotes.
String Constants
MOD
constraints
Selection
21. Type of error: A violation of rules made by the programmer
Real numbers
Reserved words
String Constants
syntax
22. dividend / divisor = _______________
linear
quotient
tracepoint
dual
23. VAR and BEGIN and END are examples of _____ .
dual
Iteration
pointer
Reserved words
24. Type of control structure: CASE
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
Real Constants
Octal base
Selection
25. ______ causes an advance to a new input line from which subsequent values will be read
control structures
logic
ReadLn
II
26. The number of times a number goes into a divisor.
equal (=)
VAR
Output
DIV
27. Item of information necessary for a program or subprogram to perform its task.
interpreted
parameter
program composition
subroutine
28. The process of implementing in some programming language the variables (and structures) used to store the data and the algorithms for solving a problem.
Coding
linear
Binary scheme mean
false condition
29. A string _________ is the operation of joining two character strings end to end.
concatenation
ReadLn
median
tracepoint
30. 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.
Constants
Iteration
Operating system
interpreted
31. ____________ property: says that if a = b and b = c then a = c.
Time to failure
transitive
Real numbers
slack
32. ____________ property: you can change the order of the numbers involved without changing the result
Selection algorithm
commutative
Boolean
Selection
33. The grammatical rules of the language.
Syntax
equal (=)
Iteration
semantics
34. Statistical average
algorithm
Selection algorithm
mean
File
35. Allocate memory when needed and return memory when done: _________ _________
dynamic allocation
slack
Time to failure
Syntax
36. A programming paradigm that uses data structures consisting of datafields and methods together with their interactions - to design applications and computer programs.
subroutine
oop
parameter
Selection
37. 8 (0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7)
equal (=)
dual
Integer
Octal base
38. :=? 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.
constraints
end if
Operating system
Assigment statement
39. Helpful debugging aids for _________ errors: control totals or control breaks or trace routines
variance
Iteration
logic
Repetition algorithm
40. Statistical middle
Output
assignment
median
Integer
41. A _________ is a group of instructions within a computer program that performs a specific function.
selection
Constants
nested
subroutine
42. The remainder in a division.
Real Constants
Selection
MOD
concatenation
43. What are Sequence and Selection/Decision and Iteration/Repetition?
control structures
interpreted
slack
variance
44. Type _____ Error: False Negative
II
interpreted
Output
counter
45. base value of a binary number system?
Operating system
2
commutative
parameter
46. A system in which negative numbers are represented by the two's complement of the absolute value.
Algorithms
Two complements
VAR
false condition
47. In algebraic expression the name of the storage location in which the result would be saved is expressed as ____________ .
loop
x
dual
counter
48. Each element in an array is identified by a number called a ____________ which designates position in the array
Selection algorithm
Identifiers
Selection
subscript
49. 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.
tracepoint
logic
algorithm
counter
50. 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
concatenation
parameter
linear