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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. An individual storage location in memory






2. Step #3 in the software development method






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






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






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






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






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






8. 8 bits






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






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






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






12. 1048576 (2^20) bytes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Step #3 in the software development method






25. High-speed memory location inside the CPU






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






27. Universal Serial Bus






28. A C program line beginning with # that provides an instruction to the preprocessor






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






30. Step #4 in the software development method






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






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






33. Binary number codes understood by a specific CPU






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






35. sequences of 0s and 1s






36. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






37. Step #6 in the software development method






38. 1099511627776 (2^40) bytes






39. Stores programs or data permanently






40. Named collection of data stored on a disk






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






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






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






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






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






46. The software that translates a high-level language program into machine language






47. 1024 bytes (2^10)






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






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






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