Exam 13: Programming and Languages

Name and briefly explain methods of testing a program for errors.

Coding is only one of the six steps of programming.

Briefly explain pseudocode, flowcharts, and the three logic structures.

IF-THEN-ELSE is a(n) _____ structure under logic structures.

One of the six steps of programming is writing the program, also called _____.

A 5GL language incorporates the concepts of artificial intelligence to allow direct human communication.

What is object-oriented programming?

Pascal, COBOL, and FORTRAN are all examples of procedural languages that use compilers.

During the testing process, sometimes a program is checked for errors by following the steps with a calculator and sample data.

List and briefly explain the six steps in programming.

Compare and contrast a compiler and an interpreter.

Program documentation is intended only for end-users.

This logic structure involves repeating a sequence as long as a certain condition remains true.

Content-markup languages use symbols, words, and phrases to instruct the computer how to structure information for display or processing.

C++ is an example of a machine language.

For an attempt at translation to work as a form of the testing process, the program must be free of logic errors to be able to run.

This type of error could be the result of the programmer making an incorrect calculation.

CASE tools are used to compile programs to test for logic errors.

The _____ structure occurs when a decision must be made.

As much as 75 percent of the total lifetime cost for an application program is spent on this.