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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






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






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






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






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






6. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






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






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






9. The set of programs associated with a computer






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






11. Universal Serial Bus






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






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






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






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






16. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






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






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






19. Step #6 in the software development method






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






21. Universal Serial Bus






22. 1024 bytes (2^10)






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






24. Step #5 in the software development method






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






26. Step #3 in the software development method






27. Step #1 in the software development method






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






29. Step #6 in the software development method






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






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






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






33. computers used by a single person at a time






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






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






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






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






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






39. Step #1 in the software development method






40. Stores programs or data permanently






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






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






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






44. The set of programs associated with a computer






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






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






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






48. 1024 bytes (2^10)






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






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