Chapter 1 C++

A(n) ________ is a set of instructions that the computer follows to solve a problem.

Program

The computer's main memory is commonly known as:

RAM

This is a complete instruction that causes the computer to perform some action.

Statement

This is a set of rules that must be followed when constructing a program.

Syntax

A set of well-defined steps for performing a task or solving a problem is known as a(n):

algorithm

The ________ decodes an instruction and generates electrical signals.

Control Unit

Internally, the CPU consists of two parts:

the control unit and the arithmetic and log unit

During which stage does the central processing unit analyze the instruction and encode it in the form of a number, and then generate an electronic signal?

Decode

A variable declaration announces the name of a variable that will be used in a program, as well as:

the type of data it will be used to hold

the purpose of a memory address is:

to identify the location of a byte in memory

The name for a memory location that may hold data is:

variable

Programmer-defined names of memory locations that may hold data are:

variables

During which stage does the central processing unit retrieve from main memory the next instruction in the sequence of program instructions?

Fetch

The programmer usually enters source code into a computer using:

text editor

An example of a secondary storage device is:

a hard disk

The programming process consists of several steps, which include:

design, creation, testing, and debugging

Mistakes that cause a running program to produce incorrect results are called:

logic errors

In a broad sense, the two primary categories of programming languages are

low-level and high-level

Characters or symbols that perform operations on one or more operands are:

operators

Even when there is no power to the computer, data can be held in:

secondary storage

The statements written by the programmer are called:

source code

In the process of translating a source file into an executable file, which of the following is the correct sequence?

source code, preprocessor, modified source code, compiler, object code, linker, executable code