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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
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1. A device that converst binary data into audio signals that can be transmitted between computer over telephone lines






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






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






4. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






5. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






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






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






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






9. A word that has special meaning in C






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






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






12. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






13. The set of programs associated with a computer






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






15. A machine that can receive and store and transform and output data of all kinds






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






17. Step #1 in the software development method






18. An individual storage location in memory






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






20. Step #6 in the software development method






21. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






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






23. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






24. 1024 bytes (2^10)






25. computers used by a single person at a time






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






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






28. Step #2 in the software development method






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






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






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






32. Step #3 in the software development method






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






34. Named collection of data stored on a disk






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






36. Stores programs or data permanently






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






38. Step #4 in the software development method






39. Named collection of data stored on a disk






40. Step #2 in the software development method






41. 1024 bytes (2^10)






42. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






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






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






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






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






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






48. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






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