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Problem Solving & Program Design

Quiz by Ava Nelle

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  • Q1
    A person who writes instructions for the computer to carry out is called a :
    computer programmer
    computer technician
    computer analyst
    computer engineer
    30s
  • Q2
    What are the two major phases involved in the design of a computer program?
    problem solving phase & implementation phase phase
    design phase & problem solving phase
    financial analysis phase & design phase
    implementation phase & design phase
    30s
  • Q3
    The first step involved in solving a problem is to
    define the problem
    develop the algorithm for the problem
    test the solution
    evaluate the solutions to the problem
    30s
  • Q4
    Look at the algorithm given
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    2 , 9
    7 , 9
    7 , 11
    2 , 11
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following flowchart symbols represents a process?
    Question Image
    C
    D
    A
    B
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of the following flowchart symbols represent a decision?
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    C
    D
    B
    A
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following flowchart symbols represents Start or Stop?
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    none of the above
    A
    B
    C
    30s
  • Q8
    In representing algorithms, which of the following statements would be placed in the flowchart symbol shown in the picture?
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    Output C
    A > 25?
    Read A
    count= count +1
    30s
  • Q9
    Data that CANNOT be changed during the execution of the program are called:
    constants
    strings
    characters
    variables
    30s
  • Q10
    Data that CAN be changed during the execution of the program are called:
    characters
    variables
    constants
    strings
    30s
  • Q11
    The terms 'END' and 'STOP' used in algorithms are called:
    outputs
    processes
    loops
    terminators
    30s
  • Q12
    Which of the following tasks does the algorithm in the picture perform?
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    Reads two numbers and prints the first number IF it is larger than the second number
    Reads two numbers and prints the first number
    Reads two numbers and prints the first number IF it is smaller than the second number
    Reads two numbers and prints the smaller number
    30s
  • Q13
    The last step in the problem solving phase is:
    specify the design
    evaluate the solutions
    develop the solution
    test the algorithm for correctness
    30s
  • Q14
    The first step in the program implementation phase is:
    Translate the algorithm into a specific programming language
    maintain the program
    test the program
    debug the program
    30s
  • Q15
    When breaking down a simple problem into its logical steps, what statements/ instructions would the adding of two numbers be?
    a storage
    an input
    an output
    a process
    30s

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