COSC 1436 Chapter 1 Quiz

The purpose of a memory address is:

to identify the location of a byte in memory

A computer stores a program while it is running

in main memory

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

logic errors

What does the term hardware refer to?

the physical components that make up a computer

An Integrated Development Environment (IDE) typically consists of

All of these

Pseudocode is a form of a program statement that will always evaluate to "false."

False

The preprocessor executes after the compiler.

False

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.

________ are used to translate each source code instruction into the appropriate machine language instruction.

compilers

Which step uncovers any syntax errors in your program?

compiling

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

operators

The two methods used by C++ to write computer programs are:

procedural programming and object-oriented programming

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

program

Words that have a special meaning and may be used only for their intended purpose are known as

programmer defined words

When a programmer saves to a file the statements he or she writes to create a program, these statements are

source code

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

statement

A variable definition defines 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

A named storage location in the computer's memory that holds a piece of information is a(n):

variable

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

The programming process consists of several steps, which include:

design, creation, testing, debugging

The term that refers to the programmer reading the program from the beginning and stepping through each statement is

desk checking

A model often used when creating a program that begins with the overall task and refines it into smaller subtasks is a(n)

hierarchy chart

The ________ decodes an instruction and generates an electronic signal.

Control Unit

Software engineering is a field that encompasses designing, writing, testing, debugging, documenting, modifying, and maintaining computer programs.

True

The first step in writing a program is to

clearly define what the program is to do