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






2. Step #4 in the software development method






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






4. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






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






6. 8 bits






7. Also called divide and conquer - break down a problem into its major subproblems and then solve the sub problems






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






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






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






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






12. 1024 bytes (2^10)






13. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






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






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






16. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






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






18. computers used by a single person at a time






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






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






21. The set of programs associated with a computer






22. Step #3 in the software development method






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






24. computers used by a single person at a time






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






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






27. A network such as the Internet that connects computers and LANs over a large geographic area






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






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






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






31. The amount of storage required to store a single character






32. An individual storage location in memory






33. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






34. Step #2 in the software development method






35. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






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






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






38. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






40. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






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






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






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






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






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






46. A list of steps for solving a problem






47. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






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






50. High-speed memory location inside the CPU