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






2. Stores programs or data permanently






3. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






4. An individual storage location in memory






5. The set of programs associated with a computer






6. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






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






8. 1024 bytes (2^10)






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






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






11. Universal Serial Bus






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






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






14. Universal Serial Bus






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






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






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






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






19. computers used by a single person at a time






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






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






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






23. 1024 bytes (2^10)






24. Step #5 in the software development method






25. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






26. The part of a program that tells the compiler the names of memory cells in a program






27. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






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






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






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






31. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Step #3 in the software development method






39. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






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






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






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






43. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






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






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






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






47. An individual storage location in memory






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






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






50. Named collection of data stored on a disk