Deck 13: Programming and Languages

Question 1

This is the process of testing and eliminating errors in a program.

A)Debugging
B)Modularizing
C)Coding
D)Clarifying

Answer 1

A

Question 2

This type of language uses symbols, words, and phrases that instruct a computer how to structure information for display or processing.

A)Unstructured
B)Structured
C)Content-markup
D)Object-oriented

Answer 2

C

Question 3

These consist of logically related programming statements.

A)Modules
B)Units
C)Objects
D)Components

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In this logic structure, one program statement follows another.

A)Sequential
B)Selection
C)Loop
D)Random

Question 5

This type of error could be the result of the programmer making an incorrect calculation.

A)Syntax
B)Run time
C)Logic
D)Compiler

Question 6

In this logic structure, the outcome of the decision determines which of the two paths to follow.

A)IF-THEN-ELSE
B)DO UNTIL
C)DO WHILE
D)DO NEXT

Question 7

This type of software development focuses less on the procedures and more on defining the relationships between previously defined procedures.

A)Unstructured
B)Structured
C)Content-markup
D)Object-oriented

Question 8

As much as 75 percent of the total lifetime cost for an application program is spent on this.

A)Electricity
B)Storage
C)Documentation
D)Maintenance

Question 9

This consists of written descriptions and procedures about a program and how to use it.

A)Tabloids
B)Tables
C)Documentation
D)Status reports

Question 10

Program definition or program analysis is another name for this.

A)Program documentation
B)Program design
C)Program code
D)Program specification

Question 11

These second generation languages use abbreviations or mnemonics that make it easier for humans to understand.

A)Assembly
B)Object-Oriented
C)Procedural
D)High-level

Question 12

Program objectives, desired outputs, needed inputs, and processing requirements are all recorded in this.

A)Program tracking log
B)Project management database
C)Program specifications document
D)Management information system

Question 13

Identify the programming tool that uses symbols to show the sequence of steps needed to solve a programming problem.

A)Histogram
B)Pseudocode
C)Scatter diagram
D)Flowcharts

Question 14

Which of the following refers to tools that are used to provide some assistance in designing, coding, and testing software?

A)CAM
B)CAD
C)CASE
D)OOP

Question 15

This is testing a program by a select group of potential users.

A)Manual testing
B)Desk checking
C)Attempt at translation
D)Beta testing

Question 16

These first generation languages are hard to use, with one of the reasons being that they are different depending on the make of the computer.

A)Procedural
B)Task-oriented
C)Natural
D)Machine

Question 17

Programming is part of which phase of the systems life cycle?

A)Systems design
B)Systems maintenance
C)Systems development
D)Systems analysis

Question 18

The list of instructions for the computer to follow to process data.

A)System
B)Program
C)Hardware
D)Maintenance

Question 19

This is an outline of the logic of the program you will write.

A)Flowcharts
B)Pseudocode
C)Coding
D)Testing

Question 20

This logic structure involves repeating a sequence as long as a certain condition remains true.

A)Loop
B)Sequence
C)Conditional
D)Selection

Question 21

An interpreter performs the following function:

A)converts the procedural language one statement at a time
B)converts the source code into machine language code
C)uses statements to tell objects to perform actions on themselves
D)translates software code from assembly language into machine language

Question 22

One of the items to be defined in the program specification is the program's objectives.

Question 23

These third generation languages are designed to express the logic that can solve general problems.

A)Machine
B)Procedural
C)Assembly
D)Content-Markup

Question 24

Top-down program design is used to identify the program's processing steps after the outputs and inputs have been determined.

Question 25

A condition must be met before a sequential structure can proceed to the next statement.

Question 26

This type of language uses natural languages to allow humans to communicate more directly to a computer.

A)Machine
B)Assembly
C)High-Level Procedural
D)Problem and constraint

Question 27

Program maintenance involves ensuring that current programs are operating error-free, efficiently, and effectively.

Question 28

The report at the end of the program design step typically consists of pseudocode, flowcharts, and logic structures.

Question 29

Fifth-generation languages (5GLs) incorporate which of the following concepts?

A)Object-oriented programming
B)Artificial intelligence
C)Application generators
D)Abbreviations and mnemonics

Question 30

Program documentation is intended only for end-users.

Question 31

A compiler performs the following function:

A)converts the procedural language one statement at a time
B)converts the source code into a machine language code
C)translates instruction codes from assembler language into machine language
D)uses statements to tell objects to perform actions on themselves

Question 32

Coding is only one of the six steps of programming.

Question 33

The DO UNTIL loop means that the loop statements will be executed at least once.

Question 34

During the testing process, sometimes a program is checked for errors by following the steps with a calculator and sample data.

Question 35

DO UNTIL and DO WHILE are both examples of a sequential structure.

Question 36

Pseudocode is an outline of the logic of the program you would like to write.

Question 37

Pseudocode graphically presents the detailed sequence of steps needed to solve a programming problem.

Question 38

For an attempt at translation to work as a form of the testing process, the program must be free of logic errors to be able to run.

Question 39

Programming is simply typing words into a computer.

Question 40

Content-markup languages use symbols, words, and phrases to instruct the computer how to structure information for display or processing.

Question 41

A(n) _____ error is a violation of the rules of the programming language.

Question 42

Using structured programming techniques, the program's processing steps can be identified using _____ program design.

Question 43

Computer programmers create and test new software programs and do not update and repair existing programs.

Question 44

Sequential is a type of _____ structure in which one program statement follows another.

Question 45

The repetition, or _____ structure, describes a process that may be repeated as long as a certain condition remains true.

Question 46

Pascal, COBOL, and FORTRAN are all examples of procedural languages that use compilers.

Question 47

HTML5 is a(n) _____ language that uses symbols, words, and phrases that instruct a computer how to structure information for display or processing.

Question 48

The _____ structure occurs when a decision must be made.

Question 49

_____ programming techniques consist of top-down program design, pseudocode, flowcharts, and logic structures.

Question 50

The defining of tasks that are required for input data to be processed into output is part of the processing _____ step.

Question 51

Time cards containing statements of hours worked are an example of _____ data.

Question 52

Proofreading a printout of a program is known as desk checking or code _____.

Question 53

IF-THEN-ELSE is a(n) _____ structure under logic structures.

Question 54

CASE tools are used to compile programs to test for logic errors.

Question 55

Programming is also called _____ development.

Question 56

One of the six steps of programming is writing the program, also called _____.

Question 57

A 5GL language incorporates the concepts of artificial intelligence to allow direct human communication.

Question 58

_____ is an outline of the logic of the program that will be written.

Question 59

In the repetition structure, _____, the decision of when to stop repeating appears at the beginning of the loop.

Question 60

C++ is an example of a machine language.

Question 61

What is an application generator?

Question 62

Compare and contrast a compiler and an interpreter.

Question 63

Name and briefly explain methods of testing a program for errors.

Question 64

Documentation written for programmers should include text and program flowcharts, _____, and sample output as well as system flowcharts.

Question 65

List and briefly explain the five generations of programming languages.

Question 66

List and briefly explain the six steps in programming.

Question 67

In OOP, each _____ contains both the data and processing operations necessary to perform a task.

Question 68

What is the difference between a syntax error and a logic error?

Question 69

Activities in the program maintenance area fall under two categories: _____ and changing needs.

Question 70

What are query languages?

Question 71

An application _____ is a program that provides modules of prewritten code.

Question 72

_____ languages can be run on more than one kind of computer.

Question 73

What is object-oriented programming?

Question 74

Identify and explain the two categories of activities in program maintenance.

Question 75

Briefly explain pseudocode, flowcharts, and the three logic structures.