Deck 10: Understanding Software Programming

Question 1

The Q in SQL stands for Structured ________ Language.

A) Question
B) Quiz
C) Query
D) Quick

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The final step in the PDLC is ________.

A) coding
B) algorithm development
C) debugging
D) testing and documentation

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A(n) ________ is a development tool that helps programmers write, compile, and test their programs.

Answer 3

integrated development environment (IDE)

Question 4

A ________ is a visual representation of a process, including the decisions that need to be made along the way.

A) structure chart
B) critical path chart
C) data-flow diagram
D) flowchart

Question 5

In ________ generation languages, problems are presented as a series of facts or constraints instead of as a specific algorithm.

A) first
B) second
C) fifth
D) sixth

Question 6

A(n) ________ is a program which reads the instructions programmers have written and translates these instructions into binary patterns that will execute commands on the CPU.

Question 7

PDLC stands for ________.

Question 8

________ are points at which a program must choose from a range of different actions based on the value of its current inputs.

Question 9

Which of these is NOT one of the three features in a loop?

A) Initial value
B) Phrase
C) A set of actions
D) A test condition

Question 10

Before programmers decide which programming language to use or start writing code, they develop a complete description of the task the program needs to accomplish. This is called a ________.

A) beta version
B) programmer input
C) program development life cycle (PDLC)
D) problem statement

Question 11

The process of finding and correcting errors is called ________.

Question 12

________ is the process of translating a task into a series of commands a computer will use to perform that task.

Question 13

The binary sequence that instructs the CPU to run the code is called a(n) ________.

Question 14

A(n) ________ is a set of specific, sequential steps that describe in natural language exactly what the computer must do to complete its task.

A) flowchart
B) algorithm
C) problem statement
D) software program

Question 15

________ is a text-based approach to documenting an algorithm.

A) Flowcharting
B) Pseudocode
C) A Gantt chart
D) Flow analysis

Question 16

A(n) ________ decision point is answered in one of two ways: yes (true) or no (false).

Question 17

A(n) ________ is a set of specific, sequential steps that describe in natural language exactly what a computer program must do to complete its task.