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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 list of steps for solving a problem






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






3. An individual storage location in memory






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






5. Step #4 in the software development method






6. A word that has special meaning in C






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






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






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






10. A list of steps for solving a problem






11. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






12. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






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






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






15. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. An individual storage location in memory






25. A system program that modifies a C program prior to its compilation






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






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






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






29. Universal Serial Bus






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






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






32. computers used by a single person at a time






33. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






34. 8 bits






35. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






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






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






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






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






40. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






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






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






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






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






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






46. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






48. Step #6 in the software development method






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






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