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Problem Solving And Program Design

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






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






3. The information stored in a memory cell which is either a program instruction or data






4. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






6. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






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






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






9. Stores programs and data and results. Two types.






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






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






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






13. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






14. The set of programs associated with a computer






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






16. Device that plugs into USB port and stores data bits as trapped electrons






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






18. Pictures and menus displayed to allow user to select commands and data






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






20. A system program that modifies a C program prior to its compilation






21. Copying the contents of a particular memory cell to another storage area






22. Computers and printers and scanners and storage devices connected by cables for intercommunication






23. The amount of storage required to store a single character






24. Step #4 in the software development method






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






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






27. Stores programs or data permanently






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






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






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






31. An instruction that stores a value or a computational result in a variable






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






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






34. sequences of 0s and 1s






35. A list of steps for solving a problem






36. Named collection of data stored on a disk






37. Used to represent real numbers (including decimal points) in C






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






39. The step-by-step simulation of the computer execution of an algorithm






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






41. A list of steps for solving a problem






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






43. An individual storage location in memory






44. Device that plugs into USB port and stores data bits as trapped electrons






45. A list of steps for solving a problem






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






47. The amount of storage required to store a single character






48. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






49. The relative position of a memory cell in the computer's main memory






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







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