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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
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1. computers used by a single person at a time






2. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






3. An individual storage location in memory






4. Step #6 in the software development method






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






6. 8 bits






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






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






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






10. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






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






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






13. Step #5 in the software development method






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






15. 8 bits






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






17. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






18. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






19. An individual storage location in memory






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Step #1 in the software development method






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






40. The set of programs associated with a computer






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






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






43. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






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






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






47. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






48. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






49. Named collection of data stored on a disk






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