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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
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1. Stores programs and data and results. Two types.






2. An individual storage location in memory






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The set of programs associated with a computer






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






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






16. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






17. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






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






19. Universal Serial Bus






20. 1024 bytes (2^10)






21. Step #2 in the software development method






22. computers used by a single person at a time






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






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






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






26. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






27. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






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






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






30. 8 bits






31. Step #3 in the software development method






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






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






34. Universal Serial Bus






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






36. Stores programs or data permanently






37. A list of steps for solving a problem






38. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






39. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






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






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






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






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






44. A word that has special meaning in C






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






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






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






48. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






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