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Problem Solving And Program Design
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1. The file of machine language instructions that is the output of a compiler
Wide area network (WAN)
Object file
Random Acces Memory (RAM)
Analyze the problem
2. Pictures and menus displayed to allow user to select commands and data
Graphical user interface
High-level language
bit
Data storage
3. 1048576 (2^20) bytes
Algorithm
Memory cell
MG (Megabyte)
Random Acces Memory (RAM)
4. Also called divide and conquer - break down a problem into its major subproblems and then solve the sub problems
Personal computers
High-level language
Optical drive
Top-down design
5. 1024 bytes (2^10)
Hardware
TB (Terabyte)
Register
KB (Kilobyte)
6. Copying the contents of a particular memory cell to another storage area
byte
Wide area network (WAN)
Data retrieval
byte
7. The file of machine language instructions that is the output of a compiler
Object file
Linker
Top-down design
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
8. The actual computer equipment (CPU/monitor/keyboard/mouse/printer/speakers)
bit
Hardware
Maintain and update the program
Data type int
9. The information stored in a memory cell which is either a program instruction or data
Microprocessor chip
Computer chip
MG (Megabyte)
Contents of a memory cell
10. A computer's ability to store program instructions in main memory for execution
Register
Stored program concept
Computer chip
TB (Terabyte)
11. Stores programs or data permanently
World wide web (WWW)
Integrated development environment (IDE)
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
Secondary storage
12. Universal Serial Bus
USB
Operating system
Computers
Data type char
13. Represents an individual character value- a letter or a digit or a special symbol
Wide area network (WAN)
Data type double
Memory cell
Data type char
14. Coordinates all computer operations and performs arithmetic and logical operations on data
Wide area network (WAN)
Central processing unit
Secondary storage
Declarations
15. Used to represent real numbers (including decimal points) in C
Data type double
Data retrieval
Data type int
Supercomputers
16. Step #4 in the software development method
File server
Compiler
Abstraction
Implement the algorithm
17. An individual storage location in memory
Data type char
Integrated development environment (IDE)
Memory cell
Test and verify the completed program
18. The largest capacity and fastest computers used by research laboratories and in computationally intensive applications such as weather forecasting
Supercomputers
Data storage
Assignment statement
Central processing unit
19. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes
GB (Gigabyte)
File
Wide area network (WAN)
Software
20. Offers temporary storage of programs and data
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
Supercomputers
Personal computers
Random Acces Memory (RAM)
21. The set of programs associated with a computer
Software
KB (Kilobyte)
TB (Terabyte)
Data storage
22. Software that combines object files and resolves cross references to create an executable machine language program
Data retrieval
Data storage
Linker
Top-down design
23. Step #2 in the software development method
Operating system
byte
Analyze the problem
Graphical user interface
24. Software that combines object files and resolves cross references to create an executable machine language program
Top-down design
Central processing unit
Main memory
Linker
25. An instruction that stores a value or a computational result in a variable
Assignment statement
C Language
Design the algorithm to solve the problem
bit
26. A network such as the Internet that connects computers and LANs over a large geographic area
Supercomputers
Microprocessor chip
Graphical user interface
Wide area network (WAN)
27. A binary digit; a 0 or a 1 (deriving from the words binary digit)
bit
Central processing unit
byte
Contents of a memory cell
28. Named collection of data stored on a disk
File
Personal computers
Specify the problem requirements
Personal computers
29. A word that has special meaning in C
Algorithm
Contents of a memory cell
Desk checking
Reserved word
30. A name that is replaced by a particular constant value before the program is sent to the compiler
constant macro
Linker
B (Byte)
Operating system
31. Very powerful and reliable computers (used by large real-time transaction processing systems such as ATMs and other banking networks
Design the algorithm to solve the problem
Random Acces Memory (RAM)
Mainframes
Desk checking
32. The step-by-step simulation of the computer execution of an algorithm
Optical drive
Stepwise refinement
Flash drive
Desk checking
33. Device that plugs into USB port and stores data bits as trapped electrons
Compiler
Data type char
Flash drive
Computers
34. 8 bits
Compiler
Declarations
B (Byte)
Address of a memory cell
35. A device that converst binary data into audio signals that can be transmitted between computer over telephone lines
bit
Modem (modulator/demodulator)
Algorithm
World wide web (WWW)
36. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes
Source file
Integrated development environment (IDE)
Memory cell
TB (Terabyte)
37. A computer's ability to store program instructions in main memory for execution
Linker
File server
Source file
Stored program concept
38. The amount of storage required to store a single character
USB
byte
GB (Gigabyte)
Data type double
39. The computer in a network that controls access to a secondary storage device such as a hard disk
Software
Main memory
Mainframes
File server
40. The relative position of a memory cell in the computer's main memory
Address of a memory cell
Random Acces Memory (RAM)
Hardware
Preprocessor directives
41. Universal Serial Bus
USB
KB (Kilobyte)
Declarations
Assignment statement
42. computers used by a single person at a time
Hardware
High-level language
Hardware
Personal computers
43. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions
Wide area network (WAN)
Declarations
Assembly language
Top-down design
44. The largest capacity and fastest computers used by research laboratories and in computationally intensive applications such as weather forecasting
Hardware
Microprocessor chip
Supercomputers
Data storage
45. Units such as disks or flash drives that retain data even when the power to the drive is off
Source file
Secondary storage
Executable statements
Local area network (LAN)
46. The file containing a program written in a high-level language; the input for a compiler
Operating system
Source file
Object file
Data storage
47. Computers and printers and scanners and storage devices connected by cables for intercommunication
Random Acces Memory (RAM)
Maintain and update the program
KB (Kilobyte)
Local area network (LAN)
48. The step-by-step simulation of the computer execution of an algorithm
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
Declarations
Random Acces Memory (RAM)
Desk checking
49. The set of programs associated with a computer
World wide web (WWW)
Executable statements
Software
Desk checking
50. The information stored in a memory cell which is either a program instruction or data
Mainframes
Contents of a memory cell
Modem (modulator/demodulator)
Computers
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