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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. sequences of 0s and 1s






2. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






4. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






13. Step #5 in the software development method






14. Named collection of data stored on a disk






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






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






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






18. An individual storage location in memory






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






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






21. Stores programs or data permanently






22. A list of steps for solving a problem






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






24. computers used by a single person at a time






25. Universal Serial Bus






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






27. Universal Serial Bus






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






29. 8 bits






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






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






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






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






34. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






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






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






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






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






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






40. 8 bits






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






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






43. Step #5 in the software development method






44. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






46. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






47. 1024 bytes (2^10)






48. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






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