COP2000 Chapter 1

software engineering is a field that encompasses designing, writing, testing, dude bugging, documenting, modifying, and maintaining computer programs.

True

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

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

which of the following is not one of the five major components of a computer system?

preprocessor 1. CPU 2. Main memory 3. secondary storage devices 4. input devices 5. output devices

mistakes that cause a running program to produce incorrect results are called

logic errors

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

syntax

the programmer usually enters source code into a compiler using

text Editor

the name for a memory location that may hold data is

variable

the purpose of a memory address is

To identify the location of a byte in memory

Unix and Windows 2000 are examples of _______________ operating systems

multi-tasking

the computer's main memory is commonly known as

Random Access Memory (RAM)

this step will uncover any syntax errors in program

compiling

in programming, the terms "line" and "statement" always mean the same thing.

false. statement does not have to be a line of code

during which stage does the CPU retrieve from the main memory the next instruction for the programs

fetch

A ___________________ is a set of instructions that the computer follows to solve a problem

program

this is used in a program to Mark the beginning or ending of a statement, or separate items in a list.

punctuation

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

secondary storage

CPU really only understands instructions that are written in machine language

true