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Problem Solving And Program Design
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1. 1048576 (2^20) bytes
bit
MG (Megabyte)
Data retrieval
TB (Terabyte)
2. A binary digit; a 0 or a 1 (deriving from the words binary digit)
File
bit
Personal computers
Memory cell
3. 1048576 (2^20) bytes
MG (Megabyte)
Data retrieval
Integrated development environment (IDE)
Linker
4. An individual storage location in memory
Memory cell
Main memory
Data storage
Stored program concept
5. The file containing a program written in a high-level language; the input for a compiler
Flash drive
Design the algorithm to solve the problem
Source file
Operating system
6. The actual computer equipment (CPU/monitor/keyboard/mouse/printer/speakers)
Executable statements
Hardware
Central processing unit
Graphical user interface
7. A machine that can receive and store and transform and output data of all kinds
Abstraction
Machine language
Computers
Stepwise refinement
8. Step #4 in the software development method
Graphical user interface
Mainframes
Implement the algorithm
File server
9. 1024 bytes (2^10)
KB (Kilobyte)
Central processing unit
Binary numbers
Operating system
10. A list of steps for solving a problem
Data retrieval
Algorithm
Hardware
Wide area network (WAN)
11. Device that plugs into USB port and stores data bits as trapped electrons
Supercomputers
Flash drive
Executable statements
Main memory
12. A part of the Internet whose graphical user interfaces make associated network resources easily navigable
Mainframes
Design the algorithm to solve the problem
Flash drive
World wide web (WWW)
13. Named collection of data stored on a disk
Computers
File
Personal computers
Stored program concept
14. 8 bits
Linker
B (Byte)
Flash drive
bit
15. The file of machine language instructions that is the output of a compiler
File
Design the algorithm to solve the problem
Local area network (LAN)
Object file
16. Stores programs and data and results. Two types.
Contents of a memory cell
Main memory
Stored program concept
Mainframes
17. Units such as disks or flash drives that retain data even when the power to the drive is off
Stepwise refinement
MG (Megabyte)
Memory cell
Secondary storage
18. Step #2 in the software development method
Machine language
Flash drive
Analyze the problem
Binary numbers
19. High-speed memory location inside the CPU
Register
TB (Terabyte)
C Language
Local area network (LAN)
20. Software that combines object files and resolves cross references to create an executable machine language program
Contents of a memory cell
Register
Linker
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
21. The amount of storage required to store a single character
byte
Mainframes
Address of a memory cell
Linker
22. Device that uses a laser to access or store data on a CD or DVD
Memory cell
Optical drive
World wide web (WWW)
Maintain and update the program
23. A network such as the Internet that connects computers and LANs over a large geographic area
Analyze the problem
Flash drive
Computer chip
Wide area network (WAN)
24. Stores programs or data permanently
Computers
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
Integrated development environment (IDE)
High-level language
25. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU
Specify the problem requirements
Machine language
Contents of a memory cell
Central processing unit
26. Mnemonic codes that correspond to machine language instructions
Mainframes
Modem (modulator/demodulator)
Assembly language
Implement the algorithm
27. A silicon chip containing the circuitry for a computer processor
byte
Hardware
Random Acces Memory (RAM)
Computer chip
28. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU
Machine language
Desk checking
Binary numbers
Preprocessor
29. Program lines that are converted to machine language instructions and executed by the computer
Specify the problem requirements
Executable statements
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
Abstraction
30. An electronic component containing the entire circuitry of a computer processor
High-level language
Microprocessor chip
Integrated development environment (IDE)
Graphical user interface
31. The software that translates a high-level language program into machine language
Main memory
Address of a memory cell
Compiler
Stored program concept
32. An electronic component containing the entire circuitry of a computer processor
C Language
Contents of a memory cell
Microprocessor chip
KB (Kilobyte)
33. Development of a detailed list of steps to solve a particular step in the original algorithm
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
Wide area network (WAN)
Stepwise refinement
B (Byte)
34. The process of modeling a problem by extracting the essential variables and their relationships
Abstraction
Linker
Stepwise refinement
Reserved word
35. A machine that can receive and store and transform and output data of all kinds
Hardware
Modem (modulator/demodulator)
Optical drive
Computers
36. A binary digit; a 0 or a 1 (deriving from the words binary digit)
Modem (modulator/demodulator)
Personal computers
bit
Mainframes
37. Also called divide and conquer - break down a problem into its major subproblems and then solve the sub problems
Computer chip
Data retrieval
Stored program concept
Top-down design
38. Offers temporary storage of programs and data
Random Acces Memory (RAM)
Wide area network (WAN)
Assembly language
Stepwise refinement
39. Systems programming language (predecessor language was named B)
Abstraction
File
C Language
Stored program concept
40. sequences of 0s and 1s
Modem (modulator/demodulator)
Analyze the problem
Binary numbers
Integrated development environment (IDE)
41. Pictures and menus displayed to allow user to select commands and data
Implement the algorithm
Graphical user interface
Integrated development environment (IDE)
File server
42. Stores programs or data permanently
Linker
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
File server
Wide area network (WAN)
43. The computer in a network that controls access to a secondary storage device such as a hard disk
Personal computers
Specify the problem requirements
File server
Desk checking
44. Stores programs or data permanently
Data storage
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
Data retrieval
Operating system
45. The step-by-step simulation of the computer execution of an algorithm
Linker
Machine language
Desk checking
Implement the algorithm
46. A software package combining a word processor and compiler and linker and loader and tools for finding errors
Binary numbers
Integrated development environment (IDE)
TB (Terabyte)
Flash drive
47. Computers and printers and scanners and storage devices connected by cables for intercommunication
Stepwise refinement
Computer chip
Top-down design
Local area network (LAN)
48. Used to represent real numbers (including decimal points) in C
Data type double
Graphical user interface
Object file
Microprocessor chip
49. Also called divide and conquer - break down a problem into its major subproblems and then solve the sub problems
World wide web (WWW)
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
Top-down design
Stepwise refinement
50. 1073741824 (2^30) bytes
GB (Gigabyte)
Stored program concept
Software
Computer chip