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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
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1. A machine that can receive and store and transform and output data of all kinds






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






3. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






4. Step #1 in the software development method






5. A word that has special meaning in C






6. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






7. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






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






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






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






11. 1024 bytes (2^10)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Universal Serial Bus






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






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






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






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






24. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






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






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






27. Step #5 in the software development method






28. Step #4 in the software development method






29. computers used by a single person at a time






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






31. An individual storage location in memory






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Step #3 in the software development method






39. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






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






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






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






43. The set of programs associated with a computer






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






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






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






47. sequences of 0s and 1s






48. Universal Serial Bus






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






50. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes