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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Pictures and menus displayed to allow user to select commands and data






2. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






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






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






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






6. Step #6 in the software development method






7. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






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






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






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






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






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






13. A C program line beginning with # that provides an instruction to the preprocessor






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






15. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. An individual storage location in memory






23. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






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






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






26. A word that has special meaning in C






27. A list of steps for solving a problem






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






29. Step #1 in the software development method






30. Universal Serial Bus






31. Program lines that are converted to machine language instructions and executed by the computer






32. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






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






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






35. A name that is replaced by a particular constant value before the program is sent to the compiler






36. sequences of 0s and 1s






37. Step #5 in the software development method






38. 1024 bytes (2^10)






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






40. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. A list of steps for solving a problem






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