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An Object- Oriented Approach to Programming Logic and Design 4e Joyce Farrell

(Test Bank all Chapters)

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Chapter 1: An Overview of Computer Programming

TRUE/FALSE

• The two major components of any computer system are its hardware and its software.

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• Computer instructions are written in a computer programming language such as Visual Basic, C#,

C++, or Java.

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• Language translation software for a computer is called a compiler or interpreter.

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• Logical errors are sometimes referred to as structural errors.

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• A program that is free of syntax errors is also free of logical errors.

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• The two major techniques for developing programs are procedural programming and object-oriented

programming (OOP).

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• Writing a program includes planning the logic, coding the program, translating the program into

machine language, and testing the program.

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• When writing pseudocode, you need to be careful about syntax.

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• In a flowchart, processing symbols are represented by parallelograms.

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• In a flowchart, decision symbols are represented by diamonds.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

• ____ is the set of physical devices associated with a computer.
• Software c. Hardware
• Input d. Data
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• The set of instructions that tell the computer what to do are called ____.
• software c. hardware
• input d. data

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• Data items enter the computer system through ____ devices.
• software c. output
• input d. storage

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• The rules that govern a programming language are called ____.
• syntax c. structure
• compilers d. constructs

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• All computers have temporary, ____ storage, also known as random access memory (RAM).
• processing c. internal
• machine d. external

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• The programming statements you write in a programming language are known as the ____ code.
• object c. translated
• source d. external

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• Machine language is also called ____ language.
• volatile c. binary
• high-level d. primary

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• Misuse of a language’s grammar rules is called a(n) ____ error.
• illegal c. syntax
• logical d. semantic

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• When you decide on the correct instructions for a program, you are developing the program’s ____.
• logic c. data file
• syntax d. data entities

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• The instruction Myanswer = Mynumber*2 is an example of a(n) ____ operation.
• processing c. data
• numerical d. input

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• People have been writing modern computer programs since the ____.
• 1940s c. 1960s
• 1950s d. 1970s

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• The type of software testing in which the tester does not look at the contents of the program is called

____ testing.

• external c. internal
• white box d. black box

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• One of the components of object-oriented design is identifying ____.
• detail c. attributes
• procedures d. syntax

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• Some very experienced programmers can successfully combine the planning and the actual instruction

writing, or ____ of the program, in one step.

• directing c. coding
• tweaking d. assigning

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• Which language does a computer know?
• Java c. high-level
• C++ d. machine language

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• ____, the entire set of actions an organization must take to switch over to using a new program or set

of programs, can sometimes take months or years to accomplish.

• Duplication c. Exchange
• Conversion d. Replication

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• Careful selection of ____ is an essential part of good programming.
• pseudocode c. user environment
• output data d. test data

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• What is a valid reason for program maintenance?
• A new user enters the system. c. The format of input data changes.
• The program is over a year old. d. The programmer needs more work.

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• One type of tool to aid the programmer during the planning stage is called a ____.
• placeholder c. desk-checker
• flowchart d. graphical user interface

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