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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
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1. The file containing a program written in a high-level language; the input for a compiler






2. 8 bits






3. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






5. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






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






7. 1024 bytes (2^10)






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






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






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






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






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






13. computers used by a single person at a time






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






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






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






17. Step #2 in the software development method






18. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






19. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






21. The set of programs associated with a computer






22. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






24. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






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






27. An individual storage location in memory






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






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






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






31. A list of steps for solving a problem






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






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






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






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






36. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






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






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






39. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






40. 8 bits






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






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






43. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






45. Universal Serial Bus






46. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






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






48. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






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






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