Chapter 10: Behind the Scenes: Software Programming
Chapter 10: Behind the Scenes: Software Programming
Chapter 10:
Behind the Scenes:
Software Programming
Multiple Choice:
1. How many steps are in the systems development life cycle (SDLC)?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 10
Answer: C Reference: System Development Life Cycle Difficulty: Easy
2. The first step in the systems development life cycle (SDLC) is:
A. Analysis.
B. Design.
C. Problem/Opportunity Identification.
D. Development and Documentation.
Answer: C Reference: System Development Life Cycle Difficulty: Easy
3. Most modern software applications enable you to customize and automate various features using small custom-built “miniprograms” called:
A. macros.
B. code.
C. routines.
D. subroutines.
Answer: A Reference: Understanding Software Programming Difficulty: Easy
4. The organized process or set of steps that needs to be followed to develop an information system is known as the:
A. analytical cycle.
B. design cycle.
C. program specification.
D. system development life cycle.
Answer: D Reference: System Development Life Cycle Difficulty: Easy
5. How many steps are in the program development life cycle (PDLC)?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 10
Answer: B Reference: The Life Cycle of a Program Difficulty: Easy
6. The make-or-buy decision is associated with the ______step in the SDLC.
A. Problem/Opportunity Identification
B. Design
C. Analysis
D. Development and Documentation
Answer: B Reference: System Development Life Cycle Difficulty: Easy
7. In the Analysis phase, the development of the ______occurs, which is a clear statement of the goals and objectives of the project.
A. documentation
B. flowchart
C. program specification
D. design
Answer: C Reference: System Development Life Cycle Difficulty: Moderate
8. Actual programming of software code is done during the ______step in the SDLC.
A. Maintenance and Evaluation
B. Design
C. Analysis
D. Development and Documentation
Answer: D Reference: System Development Life Cycle Difficulty: Moderate
9. Enhancements, upgrades, and bug fixes are done during the ______step in the SDLC.
A. Maintenance and Evaluation
B. Problem/Opportunity Identification
C. Design
D. Development and Documentation
Answer: A Reference: System Development Life Cycle Difficulty: Moderate
10. The ______determines whether the project should go forward.
A. feasibility assessment
B. opportunity identification
C. system evaluation
D. program specification
Answer: A Reference: System Development Life Cycle Difficulty: Challenging
11. Technical writers generally provide the ______for the new system.
A. programs
B. network
C. analysis
D. documentation
Answer: D Reference: Trends in IT: Considering a Career in Systems Development? Difficulty: Easy
12. ______design and implement database structures.
A. Programmers
B. Project managers
C. Technical writers
D. Database administrators
Answer: D Reference: Trends in IT: Considering a Career in Systems Development? Difficulty: Easy
13. ______spend most of their time in the beginning stages of the SDLC, talking with end-users, gathering information, documenting systems, and proposing solutions.
A. Systems analysts
B. Project managers
C. Network engineers
D. Database administrators
Answer: A Reference: Trends in IT: Considering a Career in Systems Development? Difficulty: Moderate
14. ______manage the system development, assign staff, manage the budget and reporting, and ensure that deadlines are met.
A. Project managers
B. Network engineers
C. Graphic designers
D. Systems analysts
Answer: A Reference: Trends in IT: Considering a Career in Systems Development? Difficulty: Moderate
15. ______is the process of translating a task into a series of commands that a computer will use to perform that task.
A. Project design
B. Installation
C. Systems analysis
D. Programming
Answer: D Reference: The Life Cycle of a Program Difficulty: Easy
16. Debugging is:
A. creating program code.
B. finding and correcting errors in the program code.
C. identifying the task to be computerized.
D. creating the algorithm.
Answer: B Reference: The Life Cycle of a Program Difficulty: Moderate
17. Translating the problem statement into a series of sequential steps describing what the program must do is known as:
A. coding.
B. debugging.
C. creating the algorithm.
D. writing documentation.
Answer: C Reference: The Life Cycle of a Program Difficulty: Moderate
18. Translating the algorithm into a programming language occurs at the ______step of the PDLC.
A. Debugging
B. Coding
C. Testing and Documentation
D. Algorithm Development
Answer: B Reference: The Life Cycle of a Program Difficulty: Easy
19. The problem statement should include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. input.
B. output.
C. processing.
D. storage.
Answer: D Reference: Describing the Problem: The Problem Statement Difficulty: Moderate
20. The problem statement includes the ______, which lists specific input numbers a program would typically expect the user to enter and precise output values that a perfect program would return for those input values.
A. testing plan
B. error handler
C. IPO cycle
D. input-output specification
Answer: A Reference: Describing the Problem: The Problem Statement Difficulty: Moderate
21. The ______should include error-handling, which describes what a program would typically do if the input data is incorrect.
A. algorithm
B. problem statement
C. flowchart
D. programming language
Answer: B Reference: Describing the Problem: The Problem Statement Difficulty: Moderate
22. An algorithm is a:
A. computer program.
B. programming language.
C. set of steps.
D. problem statement.
Answer: C Reference: Making a Plan: Algorithm Development Difficulty: Moderate
23. Algorithms could be called:
A. programs.
B. problem-solving procedures.
C. programming languages.
D. input-output logic.
Answer: B Reference: Making a Plan: Algorithm Development Difficulty: Challenging
24. When dealing with complex problems, there are choices involved in developing the algorithm. These are called:
A. outputs.
B. problem-solving procedures.
C. decision points.
D. sequential lists.
Answer: C Reference: Developing an Algorithm: Decision Making… Difficulty: Moderate
25. A decision point in an algorithm that can be answered in only one of two ways is called a ______decision.
A. sequential
B. loop
C. complex
D. binary
Answer: D Reference: Developing an Algorithm: Decision Making… Difficulty: Moderate
26. A decision structure in an algorithm that produces a certain set of actions if the answer to the question is “yes” is a:
A. sequence.
B. loop.
C. decision.
D. condition.
Answer: B Reference: Developing an Algorithm: Decision Making… Difficulty: Challenging
27. In an algorithm, a check to see whether a(n) ______is completed is known as a test condition.
A. loop
B. process
C. sequence
D. binary decision
Answer: A Reference: Developing an Algorithm: Decision Making… Difficulty: Moderate
28. ______is the general term used for keywords in a programming language that allow programmers to control, or redirect, the flow of a program based on a decision.
A. Test conditions
B. Control structures
C. Looping
D. Binary decision points
Answer: B Reference: Developing an Algorithm: Decision Making… Difficulty: Moderate
29. Pseudocode refers to text, organized like an outline, used to document the ______.
A. test condition.
B. control structures.
C. algorithm.
D. flowchart.
Answer: C Reference: Developing an Algorithm: Decision Making… Difficulty: Easy
30. A(n) ______provides a visual representation of the patterns in the algorithm.
A. flowchart
B. pseudocode diagram
C. control structure
D. initial value
Answer: A Reference: Developing an Algorithm: Decision Making… Difficulty: Easy
31. ______is a systematic approach in which a problem is broken down into a series of tasks and subtasks.
A. Object-oriented analysis
B. Top-down design
C. Problem definition
D. Data processing.
Answer: B Reference: Top-Down Design Difficulty: Moderate
32. In the object-oriented methodology, categories of objects are called:
A. methods.
B. classes.
C. modes.
D. deviations.
Answer: B Reference: Object-Oriented Analysis Difficulty: Challenging
33. In the object-oriented analysis, categories of objects are identified as classes and classes are further defined by information or data and actions or:
A. objects.
B. inheritance.
C. deviations.
D. methods.
Answer: D Reference: Object-Oriented Analysis Difficulty: Challenging
34. In a flowchart, diamonds indicate that a ______decision or branching action will be performed.
A. process
B. sequential
C. binary
D. direction of flow
Answer: C Reference: Figure 10.9: Standard Symbols Used in Flowcharts Difficulty: Moderate
35. What generation of languages is the binary machine language of a CPU?
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
Answer: A Reference: Categories of Programming Languages Difficulty: Easy
36. Which of the following is a second-generation language?
A. COBOL
B. Assembly
C. Fortran
D. Machine
Answer: B Reference: Categories of Programming Languages Difficulty: Moderate
37. Which of the following is a third-generation language?
A. COBOL
B. Assembly
C. SQL
D. PROLOG
Answer: A Reference: Categories of Programming Languages Difficulty: Moderate
38. ______languages are also called high-level languages.
A. Second-generation
B. Assembly
C. Third-generation
D. Natural
Answer: C Reference: Categories of Programming Languages Difficulty: Moderate
39. ______is an example of a fourth-generation language.
A. COBOL
B. SQL
C. Assembly
D. Java
Answer: B Reference: Categories of Programming Languages Difficulty: Moderate
40. The ability of programmers to build an application without specifying an algorithm is characteristic of ______-generation languages.
A. second
B. third
C. fourth
D. fifth
Answer: D Reference: Categories of Programming Languages Difficulty: Moderate
41. First-generation languages depend on the type of CPU and are sometimes referred to as:
A. machine-dependent.
B. high-level.
C. natural.
D. 2GL.
Answer: A Reference: Categories of Programming Languages Difficulty: Easy
42. Input and output items that programs manipulate are also known as:
A. keywords.
B. variables.
C. symbols.
D. data types.
Answer: B Reference: Creating Code: Writing the Program Difficulty: Moderate
43. Reusable components of a program are known as ALL of the following EXCEPT:
A. procedures.
B. subroutines.
C. modules.
D. data types.
Answer: D Reference: Creating Code: Writing the Program Difficulty: Moderate
44. ______refer(s) to the instructions programmers write in higher-level languages.
A. Source code
B. Subroutines
C. Modules
D. Procedures
Answer: A Reference: Compilation Difficulty: Moderate
45. The ______is the program that translates the source code directly into machine language.
A. algorithm
B. operating system
C. RAM modeler
D. compiler
Answer: D Reference: Compilation Difficulty: Easy
46. Files stored as *.com or *.exe on Windows systems are called ______programs.
A. object code
B. operating system
C. executable
D. interpreted
Answer: C Reference: Compilation Difficulty: Moderate
47. The ______translates source code into an intermediate form, line by line.
A. interpreter
B. operating system
C. code editor
D. debugger
Answer: A Reference: Compilation Difficulty: Challenging
48. If and else are keywords that represent a:
A. binary decision.
B. sequence.
C. syntax rule.
D. data type.
Answer: A Reference: Dig Deeper: The Building Blocks of Programming… Difficulty: Moderate
49. ______are the specific words that have predefined meanings for a particular programming language.
A. Keywords
B. Data types
C. Syntax rules
D. Operators
Answer: A Reference: Dig Deeper: The Building Blocks of Programming… Difficulty: Moderate
50. ______is the precise set of rules that define a particular programming language.
A. Sequencing
B. Object inheritance
C. Syntax
D. Compilation
Answer: C Reference: Dig Deeper: The Building Blocks of Programming… Difficulty: Moderate
Fill in the Blank:
51. Hiring someone outside the organization to develop a customized software product is referred to as ______.
Answer: outsourcing Reference: System Development Life Cycle Difficulty: Moderate
52. The three components of Step 1 (The Problem Statement) of the Program Development Life Cycle are ______, ______, and ______.
Answer: Input/Output/Processing Reference: Describing the Problem: The Problem…Difficulty: Moderate
53. ______are visual diagrams of a process.
Answer: Flowcharts Reference: System Development Life Cycle Difficulty: Challenging
54. A flowchart is a graphical representation of the steps and decision points in a(n) ______.
Answer: algorithm Reference: Developing an Algorithm: Decision Making… Difficulty: Moderate
55. A(n) ______continues to be performed until the test condition is no longer true.
Answer: loop Reference: Developing an Algorithm: Decision Making… Difficulty: Moderate
56. ______are input and output items that the program will manipulate.
Answer: Variables Reference: Creating Code: Writing the Program Difficulty: Moderate
57. The keywords For and Next are used in a(n)______.
Answer: loop Reference: Dig Deeper: The Building Blocks of Programming… Difficulty: Challenging
58. ______are the coding symbols that represent the fundamental actions of the language, such as common algebraic/mathematic operations (+, -, *, /).
Answer: Operators Reference: Dig Deeper: The Building Blocks of Programming… Difficulty: Moderate
59. ______describe the kind of data that is stored at each memory location.
Answer: Data types Reference: Dig Deeper: The Building Blocks of Programming… Difficulty: Challenging
60. Programmers often insert ______into program code to explain the purpose of sections of code.
Answer: comments (remarks) Reference: Creating Code: Writing the Program Difficulty: Easy
61. Compilers translate source code directly into ______.
Answer: machine language Reference: Compilation Difficulty: Moderate
62. A(n) ______program is the binary sequence that has been translated from source code by a compiler for use by the CPU.
Answer: executable Reference: Compilation Difficulty: Moderate
63. ______are violations of the strict, precise rules that define the programming language.
Answer: Syntax errors Reference: Coding Tools: Integrated Development… Difficulty: Moderate
64. The process of running a program over and over to find errors and make sure the program behaves in the way it should is known as ______.
Answer: Debugging Reference: Debugging: Getting Rid of Errors Difficulty: Easy
65. Prototyping is a form of ______.
Answer: rapid application development (RAD) Reference: Visual Basic Difficulty: Challenging
66. A small model of what the final product will look like when it is finished is a(n) ______.
Answer: prototype Reference: Visual Basic Difficulty: Moderate
67. A powerful programming language used for prototyping is ______.
Answer: Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) Reference: Visual Basic Difficulty: Moderate
68. The ______introduces a standard way for software to interact through Web services.
Answer: .NET Framework Reference: Visual Basic Difficulty: Challenging
69. Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) uses special symbols called ______to present information on the Web.
Answer: tags Reference: Web Applications: HTML/XHTML and Beyond Difficulty: Easy
70. Active Server Pages (ASP) and Java Server Pages (JSP) are used to give Web sites ______capabilities.
Answer: interactive Reference: Flash and XML Difficulty: Moderate
71. ______is a language that, due to its object-oriented model, allows programmers to benefit from its large set of existing classes.
Answer: Java Reference: Java Difficulty: Moderate
72. ______is a markup language that enables designers to define their own data-based tags.
Answer: Extensible Markup Language (XML) Reference: Flash and XML Difficulty: Moderate
73. A(n) ______version of a product is what is distributed before commercial release to provide widespread testing opportunities.