CH1 Programming Logic & Design- Python

Review

Computer programs also known as:

Software

The major operations performed by all sizes of computer include

input, processing, and output

Visual Basic, C++, and Java are all examples of computer:

programming languages

A programming language’s rules are its:

syntax

The most important task of compiler or an interpreter is to:

translate programming language statements into machine language

Which of the following is temporary, internal storage?

computer memory

Which of the following pairs of steps in the programming process is in the correct order?

code the program, translate it into machine language

What is the program development cycle?

A programmer’s most important task before planning the logic of a program is to:

Understand the problem

The two most commonly used tools for planning a program’s logic are:

flowcharts and pseudocode

Writing a program in a language such as C++ or Java is known as ___ the program.

coding

An English-like programming language such as Java or Visual Basic is a ___ programming language.

high-level

Which of the following is an example of a syntax error?

misspelling a programming language word

Which of the following is an example of a logical error?

dividing by 3 when you meant to divide by 30

The parallelogram is the flowchart symbol representing the:

either input or output

In a flowchart, a rectangle represents:

processing

In flowchart, the decision symbol is a:

diamond

The term of ‘eof’ represents:

a generic sentinel value

When you use an IDE instead of a simple text editor to develop a program,

some help is provided

When you write a program that will run in a GUI environment as opposed to a command-line environment:

the logic is very different

As compared to procedural programming, with object-oriented programming, ___.

the programmer’s focus differs