Test your basic knowledge |

General Programming

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Outout and Input are _____






2. Examples of _____ are: integer and real and true and false and read and readln and write and writeln.






3. Type _____ Error: False Negative






4. Type of control structure: CASE






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






6. ____________ / divisor = quotient






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






8. Statistics: square root of variance






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






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






11. The assignment statement is also a ____ statement?






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






13. One or more steps are performed repeatedly.






14. dividend / divisor = _______________






15. Statistical middle






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






17. Statistical average






18. The remainder in a division.






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






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






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






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






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






24. ____________ programming is a deterministic approach to problem solving






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






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






27. Type of control structure: WHILE-DO






28. Integer division is denoted by _____






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. In constant declarations to associate an identifier with a constant an sign is used






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






38. A formula developed to solve a problem






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






40. 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






41. Type of control structure: LOOP






42. A reserved word for variable.






43. 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.






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






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






46. The interpretation or meaning of an item.






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






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






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.






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