CSC 102 Practice Questions and Answers

1) BASIC stands for _____

2) Evaluate the expression below given : c=4,x=2,y=3

4y/3-5c/x

3) The central processing unit (CPU) is under _____

4) Evaluate the expression below given : a=4,b=10,c=4

-b + (b^2 -4ac)^1/2

5) ______is a finite set of well defined step by step methods ,procedures,or rules for solving any giving problem.

6) The picture denotes ______

7) C# , C/C++ ,PASCAL is an example of _____

8) _____can be defined as the representation of raw facts or figures which are meaningless ;thus require processes in order to produce meaningful entity known as information

9) ______can be referred to as a collection of elements/data items of the same type recognized and identify by a name.

10) _____is a language translator that takes input program in high-level language and produces its equivalent machine language conversion in the form of an intermediate target code as an output

11) The picture denotes _____

12) _____is the heart and central controller of all activities of a computer,it consists of a main memory,control unit,arithmetic logic unit (ALU).

13) All of these are importance of computer except _____

14) Basic Looping Statement include all except _____

15) A ________is a set of coded instructions written and given to computer in order to solve problem or to carry out a specific task

16) Lotus 1-2-3 is ____

17) A computer system as a system consists of three(3) main subsystem which are listed below except ____

18) ____is a name given to data-items with static values while _____is a name given to data-items with changing values

19) The three(3) types of translators are all except _____

20) 26.17E is _____?

21) The picture denotes _______

22) _____is a set of program that control,supervise and manage computer resources (memory,processors,files,printers, e.t.c) judiciously.

23) ______is a graphical ,pictorial or diagrammatical representation of an algorithm.

24) When a computer make use of both analogue and digital components and techniques;it’s called_____

25) All of these are steps involved in writing Program except _____

26) BASIC, FORTRAN, PYTHON, JAVA are examples of _____

27) _____means errors found in programming while ______refer to the terminology used to describe the act of removing or correcting the errors found in program.

28) All of these are examples of Humanware subsystem except

29) The following are BASIC character set except ____

30) The fundamental basic function of the computer is all of these except ____

31) All of these are types of operating system except _____

32) _____is the operation of converting data (raw fact) read into the computer into a finished and meaningful product (information)

33) MS Power Point is a ____

34) components of Algorithm include all except ____

35) AutoCAD is a _____

36) ways of designing an algorithm includes all except _______

37) Branching may also be called _______

38) _____is a rule that governs the way symbols,statements and grammars are formed or constructed

39) Basically,we have ________types of programming language

40) ____is a volatile memory that can hold data and instructions temporarily ,data can easily be lost if there is a power interruption