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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Units such as disks or flash drives that retain data even when the power to the drive is off






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






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






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






5. Stores programs or data permanently






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






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






8. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






10. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






11. Step #2 in the software development method






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






13. Units such as disks or flash drives that retain data even when the power to the drive is off






14. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






15. Step #4 in the software development method






16. The set of programs associated with a computer






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






18. computers used by a single person at a time






19. A word that has special meaning in C






20. Coordinates all computer operations and performs arithmetic and logical operations on data






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






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






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






24. Step #1 in the software development method






25. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






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






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






28. 8 bits






29. A machine that can receive and store and transform and output data of all kinds






30. Universal Serial Bus






31. Step #4 in the software development method






32. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






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






34. 8 bits






35. A list of steps for solving a problem






36. Named collection of data stored on a disk






37. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






38. The part of a program that tells the compiler the names of memory cells in a program






39. An individual storage location in memory






40. A list of steps for solving a problem






41. Universal Serial Bus






42. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






43. The file of machine language instructions that is the output of a compiler






44. An individual storage location in memory






45. The set of programs associated with a computer






46. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






47. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






48. A silicon chip containing the circuitry for a computer processor






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






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