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Problem Solving And Program Design
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it-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The information stored in a memory cell which is either a program instruction or data
Main memory
Contents of a memory cell
Design the algorithm to solve the problem
High-level language
2. The computer in a network that controls access to a secondary storage device such as a hard disk
File server
Binary numbers
Random Acces Memory (RAM)
Graphical user interface
3. 1024 bytes (2^10)
Compiler
KB (Kilobyte)
B (Byte)
TB (Terabyte)
4. A list of steps for solving a problem
Algorithm
Data storage
KB (Kilobyte)
Top-down design
5. 8 bits
B (Byte)
Binary numbers
Preprocessor
World wide web (WWW)
6. Data type is used to represent integers in C (-32767 to 32767)
Register
Implement the algorithm
Data type int
Assembly language
7. A device that converst binary data into audio signals that can be transmitted between computer over telephone lines
Optical drive
World wide web (WWW)
Microprocessor chip
Modem (modulator/demodulator)
8. Coordinates all computer operations and performs arithmetic and logical operations on data
Central processing unit
USB
B (Byte)
Address of a memory cell
9. The set of programs associated with a computer
Software
Contents of a memory cell
Main memory
Modem (modulator/demodulator)
10. Development of a detailed list of steps to solve a particular step in the original algorithm
TB (Terabyte)
Stepwise refinement
Mainframes
File server
11. Device that uses a laser to access or store data on a CD or DVD
Assembly language
Computer chip
Optical drive
Modem (modulator/demodulator)
12. The file of machine language instructions that is the output of a compiler
Assembly language
Address of a memory cell
Address of a memory cell
Object file
13. The largest capacity and fastest computers used by research laboratories and in computationally intensive applications such as weather forecasting
Supercomputers
Central processing unit
Assignment statement
Mainframes
14. The part of a program that tells the compiler the names of memory cells in a program
Software
Preprocessor
Declarations
Graphical user interface
15. The step-by-step simulation of the computer execution of an algorithm
Algorithm
Graphical user interface
Desk checking
Data type int
16. An individual storage location in memory
Software
Abstraction
Specify the problem requirements
Memory cell
17. Also called divide and conquer - break down a problem into its major subproblems and then solve the sub problems
Microprocessor chip
byte
Assembly language
Top-down design
18. Universal Serial Bus
Mainframes
Address of a memory cell
USB
Central processing unit
19. The file of machine language instructions that is the output of a compiler
Assembly language
B (Byte)
Object file
Stepwise refinement
20. Units such as disks or flash drives that retain data even when the power to the drive is off
Main memory
Preprocessor
Top-down design
Secondary storage
21. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes
TB (Terabyte)
Stepwise refinement
Address of a memory cell
Integrated development environment (IDE)
22. A list of steps for solving a problem
Algorithm
Random Acces Memory (RAM)
C Language
KB (Kilobyte)
23. Step #5 in the software development method
Hardware
MG (Megabyte)
Test and verify the completed program
Personal computers
24. Device that plugs into USB port and stores data bits as trapped electrons
Flash drive
Register
Data retrieval
Data type int
25. Machine-independent programming language that combines algebraic expressions and English symbols
File server
Binary numbers
GB (Gigabyte)
High-level language
26. Units such as disks or flash drives that retain data even when the power to the drive is off
Executable statements
Specify the problem requirements
Secondary storage
Microprocessor chip
27. Development of a detailed list of steps to solve a particular step in the original algorithm
Compiler
Binary numbers
Stepwise refinement
Operating system
28. Coordinates all computer operations and performs arithmetic and logical operations on data
Central processing unit
Operating system
bit
File server
29. Coordinates all computer operations and performs arithmetic and logical operations on data
Address of a memory cell
Central processing unit
Implement the algorithm
Main memory
30. An individual storage location in memory
Design the algorithm to solve the problem
Compiler
Memory cell
B (Byte)
31. Software that controls interaction of user and computer hardware and that manages allocation of computer resources
Algorithm
Personal computers
Computer chip
Operating system
32. A software package combining a word processor and compiler and linker and loader and tools for finding errors
Source file
Standard identifiers
Integrated development environment (IDE)
Software
33. The process of modeling a problem by extracting the essential variables and their relationships
Stored program concept
byte
Abstraction
Secondary storage
34. Step #2 in the software development method
Address of a memory cell
Analyze the problem
Secondary storage
Desk checking
35. Pictures and menus displayed to allow user to select commands and data
Graphical user interface
Declarations
Assembly language
Computer chip
36. The process of modeling a problem by extracting the essential variables and their relationships
Contents of a memory cell
Abstraction
Wide area network (WAN)
Design the algorithm to solve the problem
37. Device that uses a laser to access or store data on a CD or DVD
Source file
MG (Megabyte)
Optical drive
Register
38. Computers and printers and scanners and storage devices connected by cables for intercommunication
Local area network (LAN)
Microprocessor chip
Test and verify the completed program
Random Acces Memory (RAM)
39. Units such as disks or flash drives that retain data even when the power to the drive is off
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
Algorithm
Main memory
Secondary storage
40. Step #3 in the software development method
TB (Terabyte)
Computers
Design the algorithm to solve the problem
Assembly language
41. A binary digit; a 0 or a 1 (deriving from the words binary digit)
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
Main memory
bit
Standard identifiers
42. Stores programs and data and results. Two types.
Top-down design
Operating system
Personal computers
Main memory
43. A word that has special meaning in C
Desk checking
Optical drive
Reserved word
Optical drive
44. computers used by a single person at a time
Microprocessor chip
Supercomputers
Personal computers
Address of a memory cell
45. Software that combines object files and resolves cross references to create an executable machine language program
USB
Abstraction
Integrated development environment (IDE)
Linker
46. Stores programs or data permanently
USB
Assembly language
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
High-level language
47. Machine-independent programming language that combines algebraic expressions and English symbols
Integrated development environment (IDE)
High-level language
Design the algorithm to solve the problem
Supercomputers
48. Step #4 in the software development method
World wide web (WWW)
Data type int
MG (Megabyte)
Implement the algorithm
49. Named collection of data stored on a disk
Modem (modulator/demodulator)
Abstraction
File
MG (Megabyte)
50. Stores programs and data and results. Two types.
B (Byte)
Maintain and update the program
Modem (modulator/demodulator)
Main memory