Test your basic knowledge |

Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The actual computer equipment (CPU/monitor/keyboard/mouse/printer/speakers)






2. Universal Serial Bus






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






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






5. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






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






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






8. Step #4 in the software development method






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






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






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






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






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






14. computers used by a single person at a time






15. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






16. Universal Serial Bus






17. Step #6 in the software development method






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






19. computers used by a single person at a time






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






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






28. The part of a program that tells the compiler the names of memory cells in a program






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






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






31. Step #3 in the software development method






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






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






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






35. A word that has special meaning in C






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






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






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






39. Stores programs or data permanently






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






41. A list of steps for solving a problem






42. An individual storage location in memory






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 1024 bytes (2^10)






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