Deck 9: Introduction to High-Level Language Programming

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

compiler

Question 2

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

Answer 2

instruction set

Question 3

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

Answer 3

False

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

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

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

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 16

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

Question 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

Each language learned about the uses of its own notation (--, //, or #)to denote a program comment.

Question 20

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 21

Source code is also known as _______.

A)assembly language instructions
B)link language instructions
C)compiling instructions
D)high-level language instructions

Question 22

Machine language is also known as ____ code.

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

Question 23

Which language does NOT require a semicolon to terminate an executable program statement?

A)Python
B)Ada
C)C++
D)C#

Question 24

The ______ code for a task that needs to be performed often can be stored in a code library

A)object
B)processing
C)container
D)assembly

Question 25

Syntax is the rules for exactly how _______ must be written in a programming language.

A)orders
B)instructions
C)executables
D)statements

Question 26

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 27

Procedural languages are also called ____ languages.

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

Question 28

Assembly language programs are ____ specific.

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

Question 29

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 30

Rapid prototyping allows _______ between the user and the programmer to be identified and corrected early in the development process.

A)processing errors
B)config errors
C)miscommunications
D)interfacing errors

Question 31

Imperative commands are instructions in the _______.

A)machine Language
B)assembly Language
C)processing language
D)programming language

Question 32

____ 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 33

____ 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 34

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

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

Question 35

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 36

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

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

Question 37

High-level programming languages were created to overcome the deficiencies of _______ language.

A)compiling
B)assembly
C)object
D)link

Question 38

_______ is the time to plan how the program will accomplish the determined task.

A)Program design
B)Assembly design
C)Processing design
D)Program statement document

Question 39

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

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

Question 40

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 41

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

Question 42

Discuss all the different types of documentation and the various purposes they serve.

Question 43

What is pair programming?

Question 44

Briefly discuss program maintenance and the importance of continuing upkeep on the software.

Question 45

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

Question 46

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

Question 47

Talk about the importance of compilers with special attention to modern, portable software.

Question 48

What is the purpose of the feasibility study?

Question 49

Briefly discuss the importance of debugging in the software lifecycle, and provide some insight on the errors that are corrected during the debugging process.

Question 50

List four disadvantages of assembly language.