Deck 9: Introduction to High-Level Language Programming

Question 1

Machine language can use the notation --, //, or # to denote a program comment.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Maintenance should be viewed as a separate step in the software development life cycle._________________________

Answer 2

False
- should not, shouldn't

Question 3

The program implementation phase is the time to plan how it is to be done._________________________

Answer 3

False
- design

Question 4

In early programming languages, conserving machine resources was not an issue.

Question 5

Even though a high-level programming language allows the programmer to think of memory locations in abstract rather than physical terms, the programmer is still directing, via program instructions, every change in the value of a memory location.

Question 6

In assembly language, the programmer need not manage the details of the movement of data items within memory.

Question 7

The programmer's task is to devise the appropriate step-by-step sequence of "imperative commands" that, when carried out by the computer, accomplish the desired task.

Question 8

The ____________________ computer architecture is characterized by sequential fetch-decode-execute cycles.

Question 9

When we moved from machine language to assembly language, we needed a piece of system software-a(n) ____________________-to translate assembly language instructions into machine language.

Question 10

A modern programming EXE provides a text editor, a file manager, a compiler, a linker and loader, and tools for debugging, all within this one piece of software._________________________

Question 11

Newer languages such as Java and C# were developed specifically to run on a variety of hardware platforms without the need for a separate ____________________ for each type of machine.

Question 12

In a high-level language, the programmer's only responsibilities for managing data items are to declare (or in the case of Python, create) all constants and variables the program will use.

Question 13

Each low-level language supports if statements and while loops._________________________

Question 14

The availability of the appropriate compiler guarantees that a program developed on one type of machine can be compiled on a different type of machine.

Question 15

Program maintenance, the process of adapting an existing software product, may consume as much as 85% of the total software development life cycle budget.

Question 16

Each assembly language statement corresponds to, at most, one ____________________ language statement.

Question 17

A program written in a(n) procedural language consists of sequences of statements that manipulate data items._________________________

Question 18

The problem identification document commits the final and complete problem specification to paper and guides the software developers in all subsequent decisions.

Question 19

If anything is changed on an already-tested module, update testing is done to be sure that this change hasn't introduced a new error into code that was previously correct.

Question 20

Individual assembly language statements, though easier to read, can be no more powerful than the underlying ____________________.

Question 21

____ takes place on each module (subtask code) as it is completed.

A) Regression testing
B) System testing
C) Unit testing
D) Integration testing

Question 22

____ allows miscommunications between the user and the programmer to be identified and corrected early in the development process.

A) Rapid deployment
B) Rapid configuration
C) Rapid prototyping
D) Rapid interfacing

Question 23

____ is the rules for exactly how statements must be written in a programming language.

A) Order
B) Precedence
C) Syntax
D) Context

Question 24

High-level language instructions are known as ____ code.

A) object
B) link
C) source
D) reloadable

Question 25

The object code for a task that needs to be performed often can be stored in a(n) ____.

A) code template
B) code library
C) code container
D) object library

Question 26

Most programming languages are now presented within an ____.

A) Integrated Development Environment
B) Integrated Deployment Environment
C) Implementation Development Environment
D) Interactive Development Environment

Question 27

Procedural languages are also called ____ languages.

A) immediate
B) translated
C) interpreted
D) imperative

Question 28

The ____ evaluates a proposed project and compares the costs and benefits of various solutions.

A) design study
B) feasibility study
C) specification study
D) work breakdown study

Question 29

____ is the process of translating the detailed designs into computer code.

A) Translating
B) Interpreting
C) Coding
D) Configuring

Question 30

Machine language is also known as ____ code.

A) object
B) source
C) link
D) reloadable

Question 31

The software translator used to convert our high-level language instructions into machine language instructions is called a(n) ____.

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

Question 32

In assembly language, the programmer must take a microscopic view of a task, breaking it down into tiny subtasks at the level of what is going on in individual ____.

A) memory locations
B) programs
C) subtasks
D) tasks

Question 33

A ____ stores and fetches values to and from memory cells.

A) random access memory
B) read-only memory
C) flash memory
D) memory cache encoder

Question 34

Assembly language programs are ____ specific.

A) language
B) compiler
C) architecture
D) machine

Question 35

A ____ involves developing a clear, concise, and unambiguous statement of the exact problem the software is to solve.

A) problem statement
B) design statement
C) program overview
D) problem specification

Question 36

Ada, Java, C++ and C# require a ____ to terminate an executable program statement.

A) semicolon
B) period
C) blank space
D) comma

Question 37

____ includes online tutorials or help systems that the user can bring up while the program is running, and (less often) written user's manuals.

A) Technical documentation
B) Rough documentation
C) First-level documentation
D) User documentation

Question 38

____ a program means running it on many data sets to be sure its performance falls within required limits.

A) Debugging
B) Benchmarking
C) Configuring
D) Coding

Question 39

____ are instructions in the programming language.

A) Immediate commands
B) Imperative commands
C) Intrinsic commands
D) Internal commands

Question 40

____ were created to overcome the deficiencies of assembly language.

A) Compilers
B) Low-level programming languages
C) High-level programming languages
D) Linkers

Question 41

What is the purpose of the feasibility study?

Question 42

Define coding.

Question 43

Discuss documentation at length, including definitions of all the different types.

Question 44

List four disadvantages of assembly language.

Question 45

What question should a feasibility study address, and what are some of the possible answers?

Question 46

With regard to imperative languages, what is the programmer's task?

Question 47

Briefly present the function of the following components of an IDE: text editor, file system, language translator, and debugger.

Question 48

Explain the following statement at length: Programs written in a high-level language will be portable rather than machine specific.

Question 49

List four expectations of a program written in a high-level language.

Question 50

What is pair programming?