Question 1

Discuss at least two examples of multimedia authoring software.

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                        Premises: Proponents of this kind of programming claim it reduces the time required for the program development cycle.
With this kind of design, when the structure of an object changes, any program that accesses the object automatically accesses the change.
With object-oriented design, programmers use this to represent classes and their hierarchical relationships graphically.
Programs written in this kind of language are easily portable to other computers.
Its powerful features make it well-suited for developing electronic presentations, CDs or DVDs for education and entertainment, and simulations.
To help document this, programmers use design tools.
An important concept in RAD is the use of these.
Each programming language has a particular one.
Tcl's companion program, which allows Web page authors to build graphical user interfaces.
The action(s) in this kind of control structure always will execute at least once.
Programmers use this to develop small- and medium-scale client/server applications.
Programmers usually discover these the first time they attempt to compile or interpret the program code on a computer.
This greatly decreases the amount of time a new programmer spends learning about existing programs.
Pseudocode uses these to identify the control structures.
Whether using structured design or object-oriented design, programmers typically use these to describe the tasks a program is to perform.
With this, a programmer examines program values while the program runs in slow motion.
Programmers must convert an assembly language program into this before the computer can execute, or run, the program.
Visual J# is a visual programming language that allows Java program development in this environment.
Many programmers refer to the repetition construct this way.
Offers tools for building interactive multimedia training and educational programs.

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Question 3

Explain what object-oriented programming is, and what its major benefit is. Explain what it means to be event driven and give examples of complete OOP languages. Include a definition of RAD in your response.

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Question 4

Explain in detail what Visual Studio is and what it includes, as well as all related languages in the suite.

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Question 5

Discuss the use of scripting languages, including a description of at least two examples.

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Question 6

Explain what DHTML is, including a discussion of the terms DOM and CSS in your answer

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Critical Thinking Questions Case 1 As the director of systems development in your firm, the more junior systems analysts and developers are often turning to you for suggestions about which languages to use for coding some of their projects. One of your developers is looking for a short development time. Which of the following languages is NOT one you can recommend to her, as it will not give her the ability to design programs using existing objects and thereby shorten the amount of time it takes her to create an application?

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C and C# allow for object-oriented programming and Java is known for its use of existing objects. However, C does not have built-in support for object-oriented programming and would not allow for designing programs using existing objects.

Question 8

Critical Thinking Questions Case 2 In your work as the lead developer in a Web design studio for a major corporation, you are interested in using the best scripting language for a particular project, to maximize your resources. You are looking in particular for powerful text processing capabilities for your next script-writing project. Which of the following is the best choice for you?

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Perl is known for its strong text processing capabilities and is often used for this purpose. VBScript is primarily used for Windows-based applications, SQL for database management, and while JavaScript can handle some text processing tasks, it is not as powerful as Perl in this area.

Question 9

Critical Thinking Questions Case 1 As the director of systems development in your firm, the more junior systems analysts and developers are often turning to you for suggestions about which languages to use for coding some of their projects. Another developer has come to you with a need to do Java program development in the .NET environment. Which of the following languages can you recommend to him?

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Visual J# is specifically designed for developers who want to use Java programming language skills in the .NET Framework. This makes it the suitable choice for Java program development within the .NET environment.

Question 10

Critical Thinking Questions Case 2 In your work as the lead developer in a Web design studio for a major corporation, you are interested in using the best scripting language for a particular project, to maximize your resources. Although you are a professional programmer with a lot of experience with scripting languages, for your latest project, you will be collaborating with a colleague outside of IT who is more of a nontechnical user. What language is most likely to be the best for you two to use?

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Question 11

What is a programming language? Compare and contrast the two categories of languages, and describe in detail the two main examples of low-level languages, including a discussion of their uses.

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Quiz 13: Programming Languages and Program Development