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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The file of machine language instructions that is the output of a compiler






2. Universal Serial Bus






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Step #5 in the software development method






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






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






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






16. computers used by a single person at a time






17. Universal Serial Bus






18. An individual storage location in memory






19. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






21. 1024 bytes (2^10)






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






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






24. A list of steps for solving a problem






25. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






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






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






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






30. Step #6 in the software development method






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






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






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






34. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






35. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






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






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






38. Data type is used to represent integers in C (-32767 to 32767)






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






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






41. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






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






43. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






44. An individual storage location in memory






45. Step #2 in the software development method






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






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






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






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






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