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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
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1. The software that translates a high-level language program into machine language






2. Named collection of data stored on a disk






3. A word that has special meaning in C






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






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






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






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






8. sequences of 0s and 1s






9. Step #5 in the software development method






10. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






11. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






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






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






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






15. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Stores programs or data permanently






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






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






26. sequences of 0s and 1s






27. Step #3 in the software development method






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






29. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






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






31. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






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






33. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






35. Stores programs or data permanently






36. Universal Serial Bus






37. An individual storage location in memory






38. Step #6 in the software development method






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






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






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






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






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






44. A list of steps for solving a problem






45. 1024 bytes (2^10)






46. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






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






48. A list of steps for solving a problem






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






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