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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Device that plugs into USB port and stores data bits as trapped electrons






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






10. The set of programs associated with a computer






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






12. Named collection of data stored on a disk






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






14. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






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






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






17. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






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






19. Stores programs or data permanently






20. computers used by a single person at a time






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






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






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






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






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






26. Step #3 in the software development method






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






28. A word that has special meaning in C






29. Step #6 in the software development method






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Named collection of data stored on a disk






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






40. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






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






42. 8 bits






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






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






45. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






46. A list of steps for solving a problem






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






48. Step #6 in the software development method






49. Step #1 in the software development method






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