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Problem Solving And Program Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Development of a detailed list of steps to solve a particular step in the original algorithm






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






3. Step #6 in the software development method






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






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






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






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






8. An individual storage location in memory






9. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






11. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






13. Universal Serial Bus






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions






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






34. Step #3 in the software development method






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






36. An instruction that stores a value or a computational result in a variable






37. Stores programs or data permanently






38. Device that plugs into USB port and stores data bits as trapped electrons






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






40. A word having special meaning but one that a programmer may redefine (but redefinition is not recommended!)






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






42. A word that has special meaning in C






43. Step #1 in the software development method






44. Device that plugs into USB port and stores data bits as trapped electrons






45. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






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






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






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






50. 1048576 (2^20) bytes