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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The part of a program that tells the compiler the names of memory cells in a program






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






3. Step #4 in the software development method






4. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






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






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






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






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






9. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






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






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






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






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






14. Universal Serial Bus






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






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






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






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






19. Coordinates all computer operations and performs arithmetic and logical operations on data






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






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






22. computers used by a single person at a time






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






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






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






26. 1024 bytes (2^10)






27. 8 bits






28. The set of programs associated with a computer






29. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






30. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






31. An individual storage location in memory






32. The amount of storage required to store a single character






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






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






35. Step #6 in the software development method






36. An individual storage location in memory






37. Stores programs or data permanently






38. Universal Serial Bus






39. Stores programs or data permanently






40. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






41. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Named collection of data stored on a disk






49. The set of programs associated with a computer






50. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU