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Problem Solving And Program Design

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






2. A list of steps for solving a problem






3. Step #3 in the software development method






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






5. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






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






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






10. Step #2 in the software development method






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






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






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






14. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






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






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






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






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






19. sequences of 0s and 1s






20. Step #1 in the software development method






21. 8 bits






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






23. Step #4 in the software development method






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Named collection of data stored on a disk






31. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






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






33. 8 bits






34. A list of steps for solving a problem






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






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






37. The set of programs associated with a computer






38. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






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






40. Step #4 in the software development method






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






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






43. Step #6 in the software development method






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






45. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






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






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






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






49. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






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