CH1

Which of the following best describes an operator?

An operator allows you to perform operations on one or more pieces of data.

This step will uncover any syntax errors in your program.

Compiling

The ________ decodes an instruction and generates electrical signals.

Control Unit

The programming process consists of several steps, which include:

Design, Creation, Testing, and Debugging.

This term refers to the programmer reading the program from the beginning and stepping through each statement.

Desk Checking

The statements written by the programmer are called:

Source Code

What does the term hardware refer to?

The physical components that a computer is made of

At the heart of a computer is its central processing unit. The CPU's job is:

To fetch instructions, To carry out the operations commanded by the instructions, and to produce some outcome or resultant information.

The purpose of a memory address is:

To identify the location of a byte in memory

________ represent storage locations in the computer's memory.

Variables

You must have a ________ for every variable you intend to use in a program.

definition

An Integrated Development Environment typically consists of:

A text editor, a compiler, and a debugger.

What statement best describes a variable and its primary purpose?

A variable is a named storage location in the computer's memory used for holding a piece of information.

These are data items whose values do not change while the program is running

Literals

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

Operators

A(n) _______________ is a set of instructions that a computer follows to perform a task.

Program

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

fetch

This is used in a program to mark the beginning or ending of a statement, or separate items in a list

punctuation

The computer's main memory is commonly known as:

ram

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

Compilers

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

Algorithm

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

variables