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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The actual computer equipment (CPU/monitor/keyboard/mouse/printer/speakers)






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






3. Represents an individual character value- a letter or a digit or a special symbol






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






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






6. An individual storage location in memory






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






8. 8 bits






9. Named collection of data stored on a disk






10. Stores programs or data permanently






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






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






13. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






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






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






16. Step #3 in the software development method






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






18. Stores programs or data permanently






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






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






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






22. Universal Serial Bus






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






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






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






26. Stores programs or data permanently






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






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






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






30. 8 bits






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






32. Step #2 in the software development method






33. Universal Serial Bus






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






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






42. An individual storage location in memory






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






44. Step #5 in the software development method






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






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






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






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






49. Step #1 in the software development method






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