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






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






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






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






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






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






7. computers used by a single person at a time






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






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






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






11. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






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






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






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






15. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. An individual storage location in memory






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






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






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






28. A list of steps for solving a problem






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






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






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






32. 8 bits






33. Stores programs or data permanently






34. An individual storage location in memory






35. Step #6 in the software development method






36. A C program line beginning with # that provides an instruction to the preprocessor






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






38. The set of programs associated with a computer






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






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






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






42. The set of programs associated with a computer






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






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






45. An individual storage location in memory






46. Step #3 in the software development method






47. Stores programs or data permanently






48. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






49. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






50. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes