1) Problem Solving
2) Programming
3) Data
4) Computers
5) It's all relative
100
Accurate, consistent, efficient and unambiguous.
What is a description of a successful algorithm?
100
real data
What is a data type used to store fractional numbers, also called floats?
100
analogue
What is the use of signals or information represented by a quantity?
100
a touch screen
What is both an input and an output?
100
LAN - Local Area Network
What is a network that covers a relatively small geographic area, often one site
200
identifier
What is a unique name to describe a container used for storing data?
200
descriptive identifiers, white space, indentation and comments
What is methods to make programs easy to read and understand?
200
integer
What is a whole number?
200
Read-only memory
What is memory that cannot be altered and is not lost when the power is switched off? Operating software is stored here.
200
resolution
What is the number of pixels per inch when an image is dispalyed
300
a nested if statement
What is a selection in which there are more than two choices/options?
300
length check
What is a validation method to check whether data entered is within a specified range?
300
hexadecimal
What is a base 16 number system that is designed for humans to interpret binary easier. An example of its use is 24-bit colour representation?
300
Register
What is a storage location inside the CPU to hold data?
300
a construct
a component on which something is built. For example, letters or numbers of an alphabet.
400
definite iteration
What is an example of a for loop in which the number of iterations is known. Also known as count controlled?
400
boundary data
What is data that lies at the outer limits accepted by a program?
400
colour depth
What is the number of bits used to encode the colour of each pixel called?
400
Arithmetic Logic Unit
What is the part of the CPU that performs calculations?
400
asymmetric encryption
What is an encryption method using two different keys (public and private) to ensure security on an unsecured network.
500
abstraction
What is the process of removing or hiding unnecessary information?
500
global variable
What is a variable that can be accessed by anywhere in a program including inside sub-programs?
500
sampling
What is the measurement of digital sound recording at distinct intervals?
500
Operator precendence
What is the order in which you apply the Boolean operators?
500
sample rate x bit depth x duration x number of channels
What is the formula for calculating the size of an audio file
M
e
n
u