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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
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1. Stores programs and data and results. Two types.






2. A part of the Internet whose graphical user interfaces make associated network resources easily navigable






3. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






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






5. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






6. A C program line beginning with # that provides an instruction to the preprocessor






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






8. Step #5 in the software development method






9. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






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






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






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






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






14. 1024 bytes (2^10)






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






16. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






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






18. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






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






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






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






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






23. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






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






25. A word that has special meaning in C






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






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






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






29. Universal Serial Bus






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






31. A list of steps for solving a problem






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






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






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






35. A list of steps for solving a problem






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






37. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






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






39. A name that is replaced by a particular constant value before the program is sent to the compiler






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






41. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






42. sequences of 0s and 1s






43. An individual storage location in memory






44. A computer's ability to store program instructions in main memory for execution






45. Represents an individual character value- a letter or a digit or a special symbol






46. 8 bits






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






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






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






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