Deck 13: Programming Languages and Program Development

Question 1

A(n) ____ is an action to which an OOP language program responds.

A) macro
B) event
C) object
D) tag

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In an application generator, a ____ enables a developer to create lists of commands for the application options.

A) counter
B) report writer
C) form
D) menu generator

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In an application generator, a ____ allows a developer to design a report on the screen, retrieve data into the report design, and then display or print the report.

A) counter
B) report writer
C) form
D) menu generator

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The machine language version that results from compiling a 3GL is called the ____.

A) dead code or dead program
B) source code or source program
C) live code or live program
D) object code or object program

Question 5

An advantage of an interpreter is that ____.

A) when it finds errors, it displays feedback immediately
B) interpreted programs run faster than compiled programs
C) an interpreter produces an object program
D) all of the above

Question 6

Figure 13-3 ____ are meaningful abbreviations and codes used in a language as shown in Figure 13-3.

A) Event addresses
B) Symbolic instruction codes
C) Event instruction codes
D) Symbolic addresses

Question 7

____ is a set of technologies from Microsoft that allows almost any type of program to run on the Internet or an internal business network.

A) )JIT
B) )RPG
C) )NET
D) )VPE

Question 8

____ is a set of technologies by Sun Microsystems that allows programmers to develop and deploy Web services for a company.

A) JIT
B) JavaScript
C) Java EE
D) JavaBuilder

Question 9

Naval officer ____, a pioneer in computer programming, was a prime developer of COBOL.

A) Grace Hopper
B) John Kemeny
C) Dennis Ritchie
D) Bjarne Sroustrup

Question 10

The latest version of Visual Studio includes ____.

A) RAD tools
B) just-in-time compilers and debuggers
C) code snippets
D) all of the above

Question 11

The designers of Web pages, known as ____, use a variety of techniques to develop Web pages.

A) Web developers
B) Web administrators
C) Webmasters
D) Web programmers

Question 12

Figure 13-3 In some cases, a language as shown in Figure 13-3 uses a type of ____ to generate the many machine language instructions for a single assembly language instruction.

A) bug
B) script
C) macro
D) tag

Question 13

The purpose of ____ is to take the complexity out of C++ and still provide an object-oriented programming language.

A) Visual C*
B) Visual C#
C) Visual C+
D) Visual C?

Question 14

Programmers use a variety of programming languages to write, or ____, a program.

A) compile
B) code
C) interpret
D) execute

Question 15

In an application generator, a ____ is a window on the screen that provides areas for entering or changing data in a database.

A) counter
B) report writer
C) form
D) menu generator

Question 16

Many programs use ____ or a similar language as their macro programming language.

A) Report Program Generator (RPG)
B) Programming Language One (PL/I)
C) Wireless Markup Language (WML)
D) Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

Question 17

Figure 13-3 With a(n) ____ language, as shown in Figure 13-3, the second generation of programming languages, a programmer writes instructions using symbolic instruction codes.

A) machine
B) symbolic
C) assembly
D) dynamic

Question 18

____ language instructions use a series of binary digits (1s and 0s) or a combination of numbers and letters that represent binary digits.

A) Machine
B) Assembly
C) Procedural
D) Nonprocedural

Question 19

With a procedural language, often called a ____, a programmer uses a series of English-like words to write instructions.

A) first-generation language (1GL)
B) second-generation language (2GL)
C) third-generation language (3GL)
D) fourth-generation language (4GL)

Question 20

Widely used object-oriented languages that the industry recognizes as standards include all of the following except ____.

A) Java
B) COBOL
C) C++
D) C#

Question 21

Typically, Web pages created with DHTML are ____ to user interaction.

A) less animated and responsive
B) less animated but more responsive
C) more animated but less responsive
D) more animated and responsive

Question 22

One application of XML is the ____ specification, often used by news Web sites to publish headlines and stories.

A) RSS 2.0
B) DHTML 1.0
C) DMX 1.2
D) CSS 3.0

Question 23

A(n) ____ is an interpreted program that runs on the server.

A) script
B) servlet
C) applet
D) image map

Question 24

____, from Adobe Systems, is a multimedia authoring program that provides tools developers need to build interactive training and educational programs.

A) Producer
B) ToolBook
C) Director
D) Authorware

Question 25

The ____ step of the programming development cycle consists of three major tasks:
(1) review the requirements,
(2) meet with the systems analysts and users, and
(3) identify input, output, processing, and data components.

A) Analyze Requirements
B) Design Solution
C) Test Solution
D) Implement Solution

Question 26

In sequence, the program development cycle consists of six steps: ____.

A) validate design, test solution, design solution, implement design, analyze requirements, and document solution
B) implement design, document solution, test solution, validate design, design solution, and analyze requirements
C) analyze requirements, design solution, validate design, implement design, test solution, and document solution
D) test solution, analyze requirements, document solution, implement design, validate design, and design solution

Question 27

____, from Adobe Systems, is a popular multimedia authoring program with powerful features that allow developers to create highly interactive multimedia applications.

A) Producer
B) ToolBook
C) Director
D) Authorware

Question 28

A(n) ____, also called program logic, is a graphical or written description of the step-by-step procedures to solve the problem.

A) object model
B) style sheet
C) solution algorithm
D) source code

Question 29

Figure 13-1 A ____, which is illustrated in Figure 13-1, tells the program which action to take, based on a certain condition.

A) sequence control structure
B) selection control structure
C) repetition control structure
D) compliance control structure

Question 30

Examples of HTML ____ are to bold text, to indicate a new paragraph, and to display a horizontal rule across the page.

A) controls
B) bugs
C) events
D) tags

Question 31

JavaScript is a(n) ____, which means anyone can use it without purchasing a license.

A) open language
B) machine-dependent language
C) closed language
D) machine-independent language

Question 32

Figure 13-1 When a program evaluates a condition in a(n) ____, which is illustrated in Figure 13-1, it yields one of two possibilities: true or false.

A) if-then-else control structure
B) case control structure
C) do-while control structure
D) do-until control structure

Question 33

A(n) ____ is a compiled program that runs on the client.

A) script
B) servlet
C) applet
D) image map

Question 34

When programmers correct errors or add enhancements to an existing program they are said to be ____ the program.

A) executing
B) maintaining
C) coding
D) validating

Question 35

In structured design, a section of a program that performs a single function is a ____.

A) main routine
B) bug
C) macro generator
D) module

Question 36

The ____ is the communications standard that defines how a Web server communicates with outside sources.

A) RPG (report program generator)
B) VPE (visual programming environment)
C) SQL (structured query language)
D) CGI (common gateway interface)

Question 37

A(n) ____ is an interpreted program that runs on the client.

A) script
B) servlet
C) applet
D) image map

Question 38

In object-oriented (OO) design, the concept of packaging data and procedures into a single object is called ____.

A) validation
B) encapsulation
C) verification
D) consolidation

Question 39

____ contain the formats for how a particular object should display in a Web browser.

A) Cascading style sheets (CSS)
B) Report program generators (RPG)
C) Document object models (DOM)
D) Common gateway interfaces (CGI)

Question 40

A ____ shows one or more actions following each other in order.

A) sequence control structure
B) selection control structure
C) repetition control structure
D) compliance control structure

Question 41

A(n) ____ program is the program that contains the language instructions, or code, to be converted to machine language.

A) source
B) attribute
C) procedural
D) assembly

Question 42

In a(n) ____, the programmer writes instructions that tell the computer what to accomplish and how to do it.

A) 1GL
B) 2GL
C) 3GL
D) 4GL

Question 43

Syntax errors will be caused by all of the following except ____.

A) misspelling a command
B) leaving out required punctuation
C) typing command words out of order
D) using the wrong control structure

Question 44

A program has its own documentation, called ____.

A) macros
B) comments
C) reports
D) bugs

Question 45

The ____ tests a condition at the end of the loop and continues looping until the condition is true - and then stops.

A) if-then-else control structure
B) case control structure
C) do-while control structure
D) do-until control structure

Question 46

____ language, known as the first generation of programming languages, is the only language a computer directly recognizes.

A) Assembly
B) Machine
C) Symbolic
D) Dynamic

Question 47

The ____ enables a program to perform one or more actions repeatedly as a loop as long as a certain condition is met.

A) sequence control structure
B) selection control structure
C) repetition control structure
D) compliance control structure

Question 48

____, which is a programming language designed for business applications, evolved out of a joint effort between the United States government, businesses, and major universities.

A) Unix
B) COBOL
C) Perl
D) Tcl

Question 49

A(n) ____ address is a meaningful name that identifies a storage location in a language like the one shown in Figure 13-3.

A) source
B) procedural
C) attribute
D) symbolic

Question 50

A(n) ____ tests a condition at the beginning of the loop and repeats one or more times as long as the condition is true.

A) if-then-else control structure
B) case control structure
C) do-while control structure
D) do-until control structure

Question 51

____ is an object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems.

A) Java
B) C#
C) C++
D) Visual Basic

Question 52

One purpose of using test data is to try to cause a ____, which is an error that occurs while a program is running.

A) run-time error
B) syntax error
C) one-time error
D) logic error

Question 53

A(n) ____ is a program that has most or all of its features and functionality implemented.

A) alpha
B) beta
C) contra
D) gamma

Question 54

The ____ programming language, developed by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Laboratories, originally was designed for writing system software.

A) RAD
B) Java
C) C
D) C++

Question 55

____ is a method of developing software in which the programmer writes and implements a program in segments instead of waiting until the entire program is completed.

A) RPG
B) RAD
C) VPL
D) SQL

Question 56

With pseudocode, the beginning and ending of a module start at the ____ margin, and actions within the module are indented.

A) top
B) bottom
C) right
D) left

Question 57

Figure 13-2 Once programmers develop the solution algorithm using a program flowchart (as shown in Figure 13-2) or pseudocode, they should ____, or check, the program design for accuracy.

A) authenticate
B) encapsulate
C) validate
D) consolidate

Question 58

Figure 13-1 Unlike the control structure illustrated in Figure 13-1, with the ____ a condition can yield one of three or more possibilities.

A) if-then-else control structure
B) case control structure
C) do-while control structure
D) do-until control structure

Question 59

Dead code is ____.

A) the program instructions that will be converted to machine language
B) any program instructions that a program executes
C) the program instructions that have been converted to machine language
D) any program instructions that a program never executes

Question 60

A(n) ____ language is a set of words, symbols, and codes that enables a programmer to communicate instructions to a computer.

A) programming
B) indexed
C) dynamic
D) case

Question 61

____ is an interpreted scripting language that has a companion program called Tool Kit.

A) Rexx
B) ActiveX
C) Tcl
D) Perl

Question 62

Similar to an applet, an ActiveX ____ is a small program that runs on the client computer instead of the server.

A) script
B) snippet
C) macro
D) control

Question 63

____ is a simple, interactive problem-solving language developed by John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz.

A) FORTRAN
B) BASIC
C) COBOL
D) RPG

Question 64

A(n) ____ is a nonprocedural language that enables users and programmers to access data in a database.

A) 1GL
B) 2GL
C) 3GL
D) 4GL

Question 65

A(n) ____ depicts the logical order of program instructions.

A) aggregate
B) construct
C) analog
D) index

Question 66

____ is an increasingly popular format for sharing data that allows Web page developers to create customized tags, as well as use predefined tags.

A) XML
B) Rexx
C) DHTML
D) Tcl

Question 67

Code ____ are prewritten code and templates associated with common programming tasks.

A) slices
B) snippets
C) fragments
D) pieces

Question 68

A(n) ____ programming language is a language that uses a graphical interface for creating all source code.

A) oracular
B) visual
C) integrated
D) query

Question 69

____ originally was developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a procedural scripting language similar to C and C++.

A) XML
B) Rexx
C) Tcl
D) Perl

Question 70

Borland's ____ is a powerful visual programming tool that is ideal for large-scale enterprise and Web application development.

A) Visual Basic
B) Sybase
C) PowerBuilder
D) Delphi

Question 71

____ was developed as a procedural interpreted scripting language for both the professional programmer and the nontechnical user.

A) ActiveX
B) Rexx
C) Tcl
D) Perl

Question 72

A(n) ____ is a series of statements that instructs an application how to complete a task.

A) applet
B) script
C) macro
D) control

Question 73

____ is an object-oriented language based on C++ and has been accepted as a standard for Web applications and XML-based Web services.

A) C+
B) C-
C) C=
D) C#

Question 74

____, developed by Sybase, is a powerful visual programming tool best suited for Web-based and large-scale enterprise object-oriented applications.

A) PowerBuilder
B) Delphi
C) RPG
D) 4GL

Question 75

Figure 13-4 As shown in Figure 13-4, ____ is a popular 4GL query language that allows users to manage, update, and retrieve data in a relational DBMS.

A) SQL
B) BASIC
C) RPG
D) COBOL

Question 76

____ is a set of object-oriented technologies by Microsoft that allows components on a network to communicate with one another.

A) ActiveX
B) Tcl
C) Rexx
D) Perl

Question 77

____ is a visual programming language that allows programmers easily to build complex task oriented object-based programs.

A) Delphi
B) C++
C) Visual Basic
D) RPG

Question 78

____ is the latest suite of program development tools from Microsoft that assists programmers in developing programs for Windows, Windows Mobile, or any operating system that supports Microsoft's .NET architecture.

A) Visual Studio
B) Delphi
C) PowerBuilder
D) VPE

Question 79

Figure 13-5 IBM introduced ____, shown in Figure 13-5, to assist businesses in generating reports, but today it also is used for computations and file updating.

A) SQL
B) VPE
C) RPG
D) Visual Basic

Question 80

____ is an object-oriented programming language that is an extension of the C programming language

A) C+
B) C-
C) C++
D) C=