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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Systems programming language (predecessor language was named B)






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






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






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






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






6. The set of programs associated with a computer






7. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






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






9. 1024 bytes (2^10)






10. Named collection of data stored on a disk






11. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






13. 1024 bytes (2^10)






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






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






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






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






18. Step #4 in the software development method






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






20. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






21. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






22. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






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






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






25. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






26. 1024 bytes (2^10)






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






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






29. Universal Serial Bus






30. A list of steps for solving a problem






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






32. Stores programs or data permanently






33. Step #4 in the software development method






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






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






36. Setting the individual bits of a memory cell to 0 or 1 and destroying its previous contents






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






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






39. 8 bits






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






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






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






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






44. Step #3 in the software development method






45. Step #5 in the software development method






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






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






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






49. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






50. An individual storage location in memory