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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A binary digit; a 0 or a 1 (deriving from the words binary digit)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 1024 bytes (2^10)






15. Step #1 in the software development method






16. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






17. Named collection of data stored on a disk






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






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






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






21. The set of programs associated with a computer






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






23. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






24. 8 bits






25. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






27. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






28. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






30. 1024 bytes (2^10)






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






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






33. The set of programs associated with a computer






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






35. A word having special meaning but one that a programmer may redefine (but redefinition is not recommended!)






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






37. 8 bits






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






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






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






41. Named collection of data stored on a disk






42. computers used by a single person at a time






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






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






45. 8 bits






46. An individual storage location in memory






47. Universal Serial Bus






48. Step #1 in the software development method






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






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