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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A computer's ability to store program instructions in main memory for execution






2. The software that translates a high-level language program into machine language






3. A word that has special meaning in C






4. Setting the individual bits of a memory cell to 0 or 1 and destroying its previous contents






5. Data type is used to represent integers in C (-32767 to 32767)






6. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






7. The largest capacity and fastest computers used by research laboratories and in computationally intensive applications such as weather forecasting






8. Step #1 in the software development method






9. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






10. A binary digit; a 0 or a 1 (deriving from the words binary digit)






11. Step #6 in the software development method






12. A device that converst binary data into audio signals that can be transmitted between computer over telephone lines






13. Development of a detailed list of steps to solve a particular step in the original algorithm






14. A list of steps for solving a problem






15. Systems programming language (predecessor language was named B)






16. Software that controls interaction of user and computer hardware and that manages allocation of computer resources






17. Also called divide and conquer - break down a problem into its major subproblems and then solve the sub problems






18. An individual storage location in memory






19. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






20. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






21. The largest capacity and fastest computers used by research laboratories and in computationally intensive applications such as weather forecasting






22. The file containing a program written in a high-level language; the input for a compiler






23. A device that converst binary data into audio signals that can be transmitted between computer over telephone lines






24. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






25. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






26. A binary digit; a 0 or a 1 (deriving from the words binary digit)






27. computers used by a single person at a time






28. Machine-independent programming language that combines algebraic expressions and English symbols






29. A software package combining a word processor and compiler and linker and loader and tools for finding errors






30. A network such as the Internet that connects computers and LANs over a large geographic area






31. Step #1 in the software development method






32. 8 bits






33. An electronic component containing the entire circuitry of a computer processor






34. The file containing a program written in a high-level language; the input for a compiler






35. Step #2 in the software development method






36. A word having special meaning but one that a programmer may redefine (but redefinition is not recommended!)






37. Software that controls interaction of user and computer hardware and that manages allocation of computer resources






38. The actual computer equipment (CPU/monitor/keyboard/mouse/printer/speakers)






39. Software that combines object files and resolves cross references to create an executable machine language program






40. Setting the individual bits of a memory cell to 0 or 1 and destroying its previous contents






41. Device that uses a laser to access or store data on a CD or DVD






42. 1024 bytes (2^10)






43. The actual computer equipment (CPU/monitor/keyboard/mouse/printer/speakers)






44. The computer in a network that controls access to a secondary storage device such as a hard disk






45. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






46. Program lines that are converted to machine language instructions and executed by the computer






47. Very powerful and reliable computers (used by large real-time transaction processing systems such as ATMs and other banking networks






48. Universal Serial Bus






49. The process of modeling a problem by extracting the essential variables and their relationships






50. Machine-independent programming language that combines algebraic expressions and English symbols