Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

The syntax of a programming language is like the grammar of a natural language.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The ALGOL programming language provides support for recursive procedures.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The lambda calculus was based on the theory of recursive functions.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

FORTRAN was the first programming language to be machine independent.

Question 5

A linker program is used to load machine code into computer memory.

Question 6

The first assembly languages appeared in the 1970s.

Question 7

Machine code was considered to be the first software.

Question 8

Machine language consists of entering a series of hexadecimal codes into the computer.

Question 9

A higher-order function returns a function as a value.

Question 10

An abstraction is a way of expressing ideas that make them concise,simple,and easy for the human mind to grasp.

Question 11

A structured control abstraction divides a program into groups of instructions.

Question 12

Before the middle of the 1940s,computer operators hardwired their programs by setting switches that adjusted the internal wiring of the computer.

Question 13

A procedure is a function that returns a value to its caller.

Question 14

Assembly language is standard across all types of computer hardware architectures.

Question 15

The syntax of a programming language refers to its meaning.

Question 16

The FORTRAN language provided support for algebraic notation and floating-point numbers.

Question 17

Assembly language consists of entering a series of binary codes into the computer.

Question 18

The lexical structure of a programming language is similar to grammar in a natural language.

Question 19

The use of variable names is considered to be a basic data abstraction.

Question 20

The primary feature of an imperative language is a sequence of statements that represent commands.

Question 21

____ was the first programming language to have a formal definition.

A) Assembly language
B) ALGOL
C) ADA
D) FORTRAN

Question 22

Lisp is based on the ____ model of computation.

A) functional
B) imperative
C) semantic
D) interpretive

Question 23

____ abstractions support information hiding.

A) Basic data
B) Structured data
C) Unit data
D) Structured control

Question 24

A translator that executes a program directly is called a compiler.

Question 25

An array is considered to be a ____.

A) basic data abstraction
B) structured data abstraction
C) unit abstraction
D) basic control abstraction

Question 26

Specification languages would allow users to indicate their requirements and would then implement those requirements.

Question 27

A programming language's words are referred to as tokens.

Question 28

Abstractions can be categorized in terms of ____,which can be viewed as measures of the amount of information contained (and hidden)in the abstraction.

A) procedures
B) statements
C) levels
D) protocols

Question 29

Which of the following statements about programming languages is correct?

A) ALGOL was developed before FORTRAN.
B) C language was developed before ALGOL.
C) The Ada language is based on Prolog.
D) Pascal is based on ALGOL.

Question 30

A variable in a programming language is considered to be a ____.

A) basic data abstraction
B) basic control abstraction
C) structured data abstraction
D) structured control abstraction

Question 31

A class is considered to be a ____.

A) basic data abstraction
B) basic control abstraction
C) structured data abstraction
D) unit abstraction

Question 32

A translator that produces an equivalent program in an executable form is called a compiler.

Question 33

A module,a class,and a package are all examples of ____

A) unit data abstractions
B) structured data abstractions
C) basic data abstractions
D) structured control abstractions

Question 34

A text file is considered to be a ____.

A) basic data abstraction
B) basic control abstraction
C) structured data abstraction
D) structured control abstraction

Question 35

In a program,selection and iteration are accomplished by the use of ____.

A) structured data abstractions
B) application programming interfaces
C) branch instructions
D) syntactic sugar

Question 36

The term ____ refers to a programming language mechanism that replaces a complex notation with a simpler notation.

A) shorthand
B) syntactic sugar
C) semantic sugar
D) API

Question 37

A virtual machine is an interpreter.

Question 38

Variables are given names and data types using a ____.

A) declaration
B) function
C) structure
D) package

Question 39

The ____ abstraction is often associated with the concept of an abstract data type.

A) unit data
B) basic data
C) structured data
D) structured control

Question 40

A(n)____ gives a programmer information about a resource's classes,methods,and functions.

A) library
B) package
C) API
D) component

Question 41

An iterator is an example of a ____.

A) basic data abstraction
B) basic control abstraction
C) structured data abstraction
D) structured control abstraction

Question 42

An enhanced for loop is an example of a ____.

A) basic data abstraction
B) basic control abstraction
C) collection
D) syntactic sugar

Question 43

The lexical structure of a programming language is similar to the ____ in a natural language

A) grammar
B) syntax
C) semantics
D) spelling

Question 44

____ languages allow the user to enter the requirements for a program and have the system implement the requirements..

A) Imperative
B) Functional
C) Definitive
D) Specification

Question 45

A(n)____ takes source code as input and translates it into a program that is executable.

A) interpreter
B) compiler
C) linker
D) loader

Question 46

Which of the following statements about a programming language is correct?

A) Syntax refers to the structure of the language, while semantics refers to the meaning of the language.
B) Semantics refers to the structure of the language, while syntax refers to the meaning of the language.
C) Syntax refers to the structure of the language, while abstraction refers to the meaning of the language.
D) Semantics refers to the structure of the language, while abstraction refers to the meaning of the language.

Question 47

Threads in Java are an example of ____.

A) basic data abstractions
B) basic control abstractions
C) structured control abstractions
D) unit control abstractions

Question 48

A map is an example of a(n)____.

A) iterator
B) API
C) higher-order function
D) procedure

Question 49

A(n)____ is an object associated with a collection,and is used to visit each element in the collection.

A) interpreter
B) iterator
C) invocator
D) argument

Question 50

The ____ programming paradigm has achieved widespread use over the last 20 years.

A) functional
B) logic
C) object-oriented
D) assembler