Deck 1: Introduction to Computing and Programming

Question 1

Good programmers often build test plans while they are in the implementation stage.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

As far as the compiler is concerned,you could actually type the entire program without touching the Enter key.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Procedural programming is also called structured programming.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The System namespace contains classes that define commonly used types or classes.

Question 5

The European Computer Manufacturers Association ratified C# and its CLI specifications into international standards.

Question 6

Software consists of programs,which are sets of instructions telling you how to use the computer.

Question 7

The first step in the program development process is design.

Question 8

Classes and class diagrams are used most often with the structured procedural approach to software development.

Question 9

During the first phase of software development,you should make sure you understand the problem definition.

Question 10

Procedural and object-oriented are the two commonly used design methods.

Question 11

The Framework Class Library (FCL)consists of more than 2,000 classes.

Question 12

A forward slash followed by an asterisk /* marks the beginning of an in-line comment.

Question 13

Comments are considered instructions to the computer.

Question 14

The iterative approach in the software development process indicates that the application will never be fully developed.

Question 15

C# is considered native code.

Question 16

System software includes software such as the operating system.

Question 17

At the beginning of a program,comments are often written to identify how many pages are included in the program listing.

Question 18

IDE stands for Integrated Development Environment.

Question 19

The rule that every statement should end with a semicolon is an example of a syntax rule.

Question 20

Problem specifications often include the desired output of the program in terms of what is to be displayed,saved,or printed.

Question 21

If you write a program and,instead of multiplying two values together as intended,you divide one value by the other,you produce a(n)____ error.

A) syntax
B) analysis
C) logic
D) design

Question 22

Since C# is an object-oriented language,everything is designed around a class.

Question 23

Packaging data characteristics and behaviors into a class is called ____.

A) inheritance
B) instantiation
C) encapsulation
D) classes

Question 24

What object-oriented feature enables you to define subclasses that share some of the characteristics of other classes?

A) encapsulation
B) polymorphism
C) abstraction
D) inheritance

Question 25

The Visual Studio IDE is an interactive environment that enables you to type the source code,compile,and execute without leaving the IDE program.

Question 26

Using the object-oriented approach,a(n)____ is a combined set of attributes and actions.

A) algorithm
B) prototype
C) abstraction
D) class

Question 27

Each instruction statement has a semantic meaning-a specific way in which it should be used.

Question 28

A method call is the same as a method declaration.

Question 29

Misspelling a name or forgetting to end a statement with a semicolon are examples of runtime errors.

Question 30

Semicolons are placed at the end of method headings.

Question 31

IDEs include a number of useful development tools such as SensitiveWindows,pop-up windows with completion options.

Question 32

During which phase of software development should questions be asked to clarify the problem definition?

A) analysis
B) design
C) coding
D) testing

Question 33

Prototypes range from being elaborate designs created with graphics,word processing,or paint programs,to being quite cryptic sketches created with paper and pencil.

Question 34

In C#,it is tradition to name the file containing the class the same name as the class name,except the file name will have a .c# extension affixed to the end of the name.

Question 35

The first step found in most software development methodologies is ____.

A) design
B) analysis
C) code
D) desk check

Question 36

Several third-party vendors are also marketing .NET-compliant languages.

Question 37

The compiler is responsible for ____.

A) translating high-level programming language into machine-readable form
B) controlling the operation of the system
C) producing output from programming language such as C#
D) producing UML diagrams during the design phase

Question 38

The set of rules that a language such as C# has to follow are called ____ rules.

A) syntax
B) semantic
C) compiler
D) language

Question 39

The diagram used in object-oriented development to show the characteristics and behaviors of a class is a(n)____.

A) flowchart
B) structure chart
C) class diagram
D) UML

Question 40

A(n)____ version of software has not been fully tested and may still contain bugs or errors.

A) alpha
B) maintenance
C) bug
D) beta

Question 41

In Visual Studio .NET,the feature that attempts to sense what you are going to type before you type it is called ____.

A) Help
B) Tools
C) IntelliSense
D) ToolTip

Question 42

Which of the following statements would produce the output shown here? Live
Life to the fullest

A) Console.WriteLine("Live\nLife to the \tfullest");
B) Console.WriteLine("Live Life to the fullest");
C) Console.WriteLine("Live
Life to the fullest");
D) Console.WriteLine("Live\\nLife to the \\tfullest");

Question 43

Given the following output statement,what would be displayed? Console.Write("Ok\\ \"I\'m sure\"");

A) "Ok\\ \"I\'m sure\""
B) Ok\ "I'm sure"
C) Ok "I'm sure"
D) Ok I'm sure

Question 44

The compiler checks for ____.

A) semantic violations
B) files that are too large
C) debugger options
D) syntax rule violations

Question 45

Console is a ____ and WriteLine( )is a ____.

A) method, class
B) namespace, method
C) class, namespace
D) class, method

Question 46

Which method of the Console class allows multiple characters to be input via the keyboard?

A) Write( )
B) Read( )
C) Input( )
D) ReadLine( )

Question 47

An IDE enables you to ____.

A) type your program statements into an editor
B) debug an application
C) compile an application
D) all of the above

Question 48

One class predefined as part of .NET is ____.

A) System
B) Console
C) namespace
D) main

Question 49

WriteLine( )differs from Write( )in that ____.

A) WriteLine( ) does not automatically advance to the next line
B) smaller items are printed using Write( )
C) WriteLine( ) was added in later releases of C#
D) WriteLine( ) advances to the next line after it finishes displaying output

Question 50

____ is normally part of the analysis phase of software development.

A) Making sure you understand the problem definition
B) Designing a prototype of the desired output
C) Coding the solution using an algorithm
D) Developing an algorithm to solve the problem

Question 51

Run-time errors are more difficult to find than syntax errors because ____.

A) the program may compile and produce results with a run-time error
B) run-time errors are violations in the rules of the language
C) the program can never run if it has a run-time error
D) the program will never stop if it has a run-time error

Question 52

Which of the following would display "Good day!" on the screen?

A) WriteLine.Console("Good day!");
B) Console.WriteLine["Good day!"];
C) WriteLine.Console{"Good day!"};
D) Console.WriteLine("Good day!");

Question 53

Comments that use two forward slashes are called ____.

A) block
B) multiline
C) XML
D) inline

Question 54

On a class diagram,the minus symbol shown beside the data member indicates the member is ____.

A) accessible to any methods that use the class
B) a behavior of the data
C) public
D) private

Question 55

Which character is called the escape character in C#?

A) #
B) Esc
C) \
D) '

Question 56

Program execution halts in a C# program when ____.

A) the last line in the program listing is executed
B) the last statement in Main( ) is executed
C) the stop statement is encountered
D) the Exit command from the File menu is selected

Question 57

In a C# program,namespace is used to ____.

A) display information on the monitor
B) identify where the program begins
C) add a reference to the most common classes in .NET
D) group functionally related types under a single name

Question 58

When should test plans be developed?

A) During the analysis and design phases
B) After the solution has been designed
C) During the implementation phase
D) After the solution has been coded

Question 59

A(n)____ is a collection of one or more program statements combined to perform some action.

A) class
B) object
C) method
D) field

Question 60

A quick way to identify a method is by looking for ____.

A) the keyword class
B) the { } combination
C) parentheses
D) a namespace

Question 61

___________ marks the end of a block comment.

Question 62

The most important and frequently used __________ is System.

Question 63

When you use the ____________ approach to solving a problem,you break the problem into subtasks.

Question 64

The method ________ is the entry point for all applications.This is where the program begins execution.

Question 65

A(n)______________ is a user-supplied or user-created name.

Question 66

Programmers commonly verify that their design is correct by doing a(n)_____________.

Question 67

A(n)______________ is a clear,unambiguous,step-by-step process for solving a problem.

Question 68

Using the _________ approach,the focus is on determining the data characteristics and the methods or behaviors that operate on the data.

Question 69

C# has a set of rules,called _________,that must be followed.

Question 70

The Framework Class Library (FCL)includes a number of different __________.

Question 71

Windows 8,Android,Windows 7,and Linux are types of _____________.

Question 72

A(n)____________ is a mock-up of screens depicting the look of the final output.

Question 73

A(n)___________ is a collection of one or more statements combined to perform an action.

Question 74

The _________ identifies the range of the values an input item includes.

Question 75

An object is a(n)________ of the class.