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






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






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






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






5. A list of steps for solving a problem






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






7. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






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






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






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






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






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






13. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






15. Step #6 in the software development method






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






17. Step #4 in the software development method






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






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






20. 1024 bytes (2^10)






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






22. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






23. The part of a program that tells the compiler the names of memory cells in a program






24. Universal Serial Bus






25. computers used by a single person at a time






26. The step-by-step simulation of the computer execution of an algorithm






27. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






35. 8 bits






36. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






38. Represents an individual character value- a letter or a digit or a special symbol






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






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






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






42. Step #1 in the software development method






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






44. Step #2 in the software development method






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






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






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






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






49. Pictures and menus displayed to allow user to select commands and data






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