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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
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1. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






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






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






4. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Step #1 in the software development method






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






13. 1024 bytes (2^10)






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






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






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






17. Used to represent real numbers (including decimal points) in C






18. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






19. Named collection of data stored on a disk






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






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






22. The process of modeling a problem by extracting the essential variables and their relationships






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






24. Stores programs or data permanently






25. Step #6 in the software development method






26. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






27. Step #3 in the software development method






28. A list of steps for solving a problem






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






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






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






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






33. computers used by a single person at a time






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






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






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






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






38. The set of programs associated with a computer






39. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






40. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






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






43. Step #4 in the software development method






44. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






46. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






47. A list of steps for solving a problem






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






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






50. Named collection of data stored on a disk