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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
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1. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






2. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






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






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






5. Offers temporary storage of programs and data






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






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






8. 8 bits






9. A list of steps for solving a problem






10. An individual storage location in memory






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. A word that has special meaning in C






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






21. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






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






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






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






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






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






27. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






28. Step #3 in the software development method






29. sequences of 0s and 1s






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






31. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes






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






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






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






35. The set of programs associated with a computer






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






37. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






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






39. Step #2 in the software development method






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






41. Stores programs or data permanently






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






43. computers used by a single person at a time






44. 1024 bytes (2^10)






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






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






47. The set of programs associated with a computer






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






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






50. Step #3 in the software development method