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






2. A list of steps for solving a problem






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






4. Step #6 in the software development method






5. 8 bits






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






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






8. 1024 bytes (2^10)






9. Stores programs or data permanently






10. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






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






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






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






14. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Step #2 in the software development method






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






33. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






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






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






36. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






38. An individual storage location in memory






39. Step #4 in the software development method






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






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






42. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






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






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






45. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






47. Named collection of data stored on a disk






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






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






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