Exam 10: Building Systems and Applications: Software Development, Programming, and Languages

What is the advantage of using prototypes in systems design?

Inventing elegant algorithms that are simple and that require the fewest steps possible is one of the principal challenges in programming.

List the five generations of programming languages.

BYOD stands for _________.

In Phase 5 of the SDLC,if parts of the new system are introduced at different times,this is what type of system conversion plan?

A compiler translates the entire program of a high-level language into machine language before the computer executes the program.

In the third phase of the SDLC,a detail design proposes how a proposed information system will deliver the general abilities that were described in the preliminary design of the first phase.

During the second phase of the SDLC,called ________,data is gathered and analyzed and a report is written.

In Phase 5 of the SDLC,if the old and new systems are operated side by side until the new system has proven itself,this is what type of system conversion plan?

The ________ is the step-by-step process that many organizations follow during systems analysis and design.

HTML is a markup language that lets people create web documents that can be linked by words and pictures to other documents.

During the fifth phase of the SDLC,called ________,hardware,software,and files are converted to the new system,and users are trained.

Fourth-generation languages are easier to use than older programming languages and allow programmers to write programs using fewer commands.

SDLC stands for Systems Development Lifecycle Control.

Which of these is the first step in programming?

A diagram that depicts the overall purpose of a program and that identifies the modules needed to achieve that purpose and the relationship among them is called a(n)________.

If the performance of a new system's individual parts is examined using test (made-up or sample)data,this is called component testing.

A markup language used to create 2-D web documents and pages,including links,is ________.

The systems analyst acquires the software,hardware,and then tests the system during the ________ phase of the SDLC.

Small Java applications are called ________.They are used to make websites more interactive and attractive.