chapter 1 review
An English-like programming language such as Java or Visual Basic is a ______ programming level
c. high-level
A programming language's rules are its ______
a. syntax
Computer programs are also known as ______
b. software
When you write a program that will run in a GUI environment as opposed to a command-line environment, ______
b. some syntax is different
Which of the following is an example of a syntax error?
c. misspelling a programming language word
The most important task of a compiler or inerpreter is to ______
c. translate programming language statements into machine language
Which of the following pairs of steps in the programming process is in the correct order?
d. code the program, translate it into machine language
In flowcharts, the decision symbol is a ______
d. diamond
Which of the following is temporary, internal storage?
d. memory
In a flowchart, a rectangle represents ______
d. processing
Visual Basic, C++, and Java are all examples of computer ______
d. programming languages
When you use an IDE instead of a simple text editor to develop a program,______
d. some help is provided
The programmer's most important task before planning the logic of a program is to ______
d. understand the problem
The two most commonly used tools for planning a program's logic are ______
a. flowcharts and pseudocode
Which of the following is an example of a logical error?
a. performing arithmetic with a value before inputting it b. accepting two input values when a program requires only one c. dividing by 3 when you meant to divide by 30 d. ALL OF THE ABOVE
As compared to procedural programming, with objectoriented programming ______
a. the programmer's focus differs
The term "eof" represents ______
b. a generic sentinel value
Writing a program in a language such as C++ or Java is known as ______ the program.
b. coding
The major computer operations include ______
b. input, processing, and output
The parallelogram is the flowchart symbol representing ______
c. both a and b