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____ programming focuses on the step-by-step instructions that tell the computer what to do to solve a problem.


A) Object-oriented
B) Aspect-oriented
C) Procedural
D) Declarative

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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  -The accompanying figure shows a portion of a(n) ____________________. -The accompanying figure shows a portion of a(n) ____________________.

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Structure charts are used to illustrate the step-by-step logic that is to take place within a program, module, or method.

A) True
B) False

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____ are notes within the actual program code that identify key features and steps of the program but that are written in such a way that the computer knows to ignore them when the program is executed.


A) Comments
B) Variables
C) Bugs
D) Loops

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Structured programming embodies a top-down design philosophy.

A) True
B) False

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Fourth-generation languages are commonly used to access ____.


A) documents
B) object code
C) databases
D) source code

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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What is a report generator?

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A report generator is a tool that prepar...

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Tool such as Microsoft's ____ are helping to bridge different platforms and programming languages.


A) Visual Basic
B) ActiveX
C) .NET framework
D) SQL

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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A(n) ____________________ is a programming error that occurs when running a program produces incorrect results.

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The major disadvantage associated with interpreters is that they work less efficiently than ____________________ do, so interpreted programs run more slowly.

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An advantage to using 4GLs is that they can result in a smaller number of program statements and more efficient object code when they are compiled into machine language.

A) True
B) False

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The earliest programming languages-machine language and assembly language-are referred to as ____.


A) low-level languages
B) third-generation programming languages (3GLs)
C) procedural programming languages
D) interpreted languages

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A(n) ____ occurs when the programmer has not followed the proper rules of the programming language being used.


A) logic error
B) assembly error
C) syntax error
D) coding error

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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In an OOP, groups of objects that share common properties are organized into ____________________.

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____ was designed as an easy-to-learn beginner's language.


A) FORTRAN
B) COBOL
C) BASIC
D) Java

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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____________________ charts depict the overall organization of a structured program.

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____ errors occur when a formula is written incorrectly, when a mistake is made with a decision condition, or when the wrong variable name is used.


A) Syntax
B) Compiler
C) Logic
D) Debugging

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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At the end of the preliminary debugging process, the original programmer-or, preferably, someone else-runs the program with extensive ____________________ data to try to find any additional errors remaining in the program.

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What do assemblers do?

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An assembler converts assembly language ...

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It is easier to write comments- particularly comments explaining the logic of a program-at the time the program is coded, instead of trying to add those comments at the end of the project.

A) True
B) False

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