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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Setting the individual bits of a memory cell to 0 or 1 and destroying its previous contents






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






3. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






4. 8 bits






5. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






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






7. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






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






10. Named collection of data stored on a disk






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






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






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






14. Universal Serial Bus






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






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






17. A word that has special meaning in C






18. Named collection of data stored on a disk






19. Step #6 in the software development method






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






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






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






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






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






25. computers used by a single person at a time






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






27. An electronic component containing the entire circuitry of a computer processor






28. A list of steps for solving a problem






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






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






31. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






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






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






35. 1024 bytes (2^10)






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






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






38. Step #4 in the software development method






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






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






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






42. Step #1 in the software development method






43. 8 bits






44. An electronic component containing the entire circuitry of a computer processor






45. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






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






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






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






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