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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 silicon chip containing the circuitry for a computer processor






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






3. An individual storage location in memory






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






5. Stores programs or data permanently






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






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






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






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






10. computers used by a single person at a time






11. A binary digit; a 0 or a 1 (deriving from the words binary digit)






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






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






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






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






16. Step #4 in the software development method






17. A list of steps for solving a problem






18. Stores programs or data permanently






19. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






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






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






23. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






24. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






25. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






26. Universal Serial Bus






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






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






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






30. A binary digit; a 0 or a 1 (deriving from the words binary digit)






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






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






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






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






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






36. An individual storage location in memory






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






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






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






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






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






42. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






44. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






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






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






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






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






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