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Problem Solving And Program Design
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Subject
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it-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A binary digit; a 0 or a 1 (deriving from the words binary digit)
Data type char
Optical drive
File
bit
2. The information stored in a memory cell which is either a program instruction or data
File
Source file
TB (Terabyte)
Contents of a memory cell
3. Named collection of data stored on a disk
File
bit
Data type int
Microprocessor chip
4. Stores programs and data and results. Two types.
Main memory
GB (Gigabyte)
Operating system
Stored program concept
5. The relative position of a memory cell in the computer's main memory
C Language
Address of a memory cell
Linker
Reserved word
6. Device that plugs into USB port and stores data bits as trapped electrons
Flash drive
USB
Binary numbers
Analyze the problem
7. A binary digit; a 0 or a 1 (deriving from the words binary digit)
Graphical user interface
bit
Top-down design
Central processing unit
8. 8 bits
constant macro
B (Byte)
File
Analyze the problem
9. The software that translates a high-level language program into machine language
Optical drive
Compiler
Linker
Algorithm
10. Stores programs and data and results. Two types.
bit
Microprocessor chip
Main memory
Declarations
11. Development of a detailed list of steps to solve a particular step in the original algorithm
Object file
Source file
MG (Megabyte)
Stepwise refinement
12. 1048576 (2^20) bytes
MG (Megabyte)
Abstraction
Test and verify the completed program
C Language
13. Device that plugs into USB port and stores data bits as trapped electrons
GB (Gigabyte)
Stepwise refinement
Optical drive
Flash drive
14. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions
Assignment statement
Assembly language
Stepwise refinement
Machine language
15. The actual computer equipment (CPU/monitor/keyboard/mouse/printer/speakers)
World wide web (WWW)
Central processing unit
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
Hardware
16. A binary digit; a 0 or a 1 (deriving from the words binary digit)
High-level language
bit
Compiler
Assembly language
17. A silicon chip containing the circuitry for a computer processor
MG (Megabyte)
High-level language
Source file
Computer chip
18. A C program line beginning with # that provides an instruction to the preprocessor
Address of a memory cell
Personal computers
TB (Terabyte)
Preprocessor directives
19. Device that plugs into USB port and stores data bits as trapped electrons
Data type char
Graphical user interface
Analyze the problem
Flash drive
20. An instruction that stores a value or a computational result in a variable
Design the algorithm to solve the problem
Local area network (LAN)
Graphical user interface
Assignment statement
21. Setting the individual bits of a memory cell to 0 or 1 and destroying its previous contents
Implement the algorithm
Register
Contents of a memory cell
Data storage
22. Computers and printers and scanners and storage devices connected by cables for intercommunication
Compiler
TB (Terabyte)
Local area network (LAN)
Data type int
23. A device that converst binary data into audio signals that can be transmitted between computer over telephone lines
Computer chip
Memory cell
Modem (modulator/demodulator)
High-level language
24. The part of a program that tells the compiler the names of memory cells in a program
Operating system
Declarations
Implement the algorithm
Computers
25. A computer's ability to store program instructions in main memory for execution
Flash drive
Stored program concept
Personal computers
Algorithm
26. The process of modeling a problem by extracting the essential variables and their relationships
Abstraction
C Language
KB (Kilobyte)
GB (Gigabyte)
27. The information stored in a memory cell which is either a program instruction or data
Contents of a memory cell
Data storage
Assembly language
Machine language
28. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU
Machine language
Top-down design
Computer chip
Contents of a memory cell
29. Machine-independent programming language that combines algebraic expressions and English symbols
Main memory
High-level language
Algorithm
Random Acces Memory (RAM)
30. Systems programming language (predecessor language was named B)
Compiler
C Language
byte
Address of a memory cell
31. The computer in a network that controls access to a secondary storage device such as a hard disk
Data storage
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
File server
Random Acces Memory (RAM)
32. Step #6 in the software development method
Maintain and update the program
Computers
Main memory
Binary numbers
33. A part of the Internet whose graphical user interfaces make associated network resources easily navigable
World wide web (WWW)
Address of a memory cell
C Language
MG (Megabyte)
34. Setting the individual bits of a memory cell to 0 or 1 and destroying its previous contents
Modem (modulator/demodulator)
Data storage
Operating system
byte
35. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions
bit
Assembly language
Computers
Register
36. The step-by-step simulation of the computer execution of an algorithm
USB
USB
Desk checking
Random Acces Memory (RAM)
37. Device that uses a laser to access or store data on a CD or DVD
Optical drive
Computer chip
Data storage
Standard identifiers
38. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes
Integrated development environment (IDE)
Modem (modulator/demodulator)
TB (Terabyte)
Standard identifiers
39. Step #3 in the software development method
Design the algorithm to solve the problem
Analyze the problem
Stored program concept
File
40. Stores programs or data permanently
KB (Kilobyte)
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
Binary numbers
B (Byte)
41. sequences of 0s and 1s
TB (Terabyte)
Contents of a memory cell
Binary numbers
MG (Megabyte)
42. A device that converst binary data into audio signals that can be transmitted between computer over telephone lines
Modem (modulator/demodulator)
Software
Stepwise refinement
Optical drive
43. The software that translates a high-level language program into machine language
Supercomputers
Design the algorithm to solve the problem
Compiler
USB
44. Step #4 in the software development method
Computers
Algorithm
Specify the problem requirements
Implement the algorithm
45. The process of modeling a problem by extracting the essential variables and their relationships
Abstraction
Software
Assembly language
USB
46. 8 bits
Integrated development environment (IDE)
B (Byte)
Microprocessor chip
Source file
47. Step #5 in the software development method
Computer chip
Data storage
Test and verify the completed program
Hardware
48. Device that uses a laser to access or store data on a CD or DVD
Local area network (LAN)
Software
Optical drive
File server
49. Universal Serial Bus
USB
TB (Terabyte)
Object file
Local area network (LAN)
50. A list of steps for solving a problem
MG (Megabyte)
Graphical user interface
byte
Algorithm