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1

Locating and correcting operational errors as well as changing the application as future needs or requirements change falls under which step?
A)Program design
B)Program documentation
C)Program specifications
D)Program maintenance
2

Drawing up a program's specification includes one of the following tasks.
A)Write source code
B)Debug code
C)Specify desired output
D)Write pseudocode
3

A graphic presentation of the sequence of steps needed to solve a programming problem is called a
A)program flowchart.
B)step chart.
C)rule diagram.
D)program graph.
4

One of the following is not a logic structure used in flowcharts.
A)Sequence
B)Code
C)Selection
D)Loop
5

Testing programs for syntax and logic errors is called
A)error elimination.
B)code purging.
C)debugging.
D)code mending.
6

Software tools that help programmers with program design, coding and testing are known as
A)beta software tools.
B)computer-aided software engineering tools.
C)program-aided development tools.
D)cyber-aided development tools.
7

A process by which a program is organized into objects instead of on procedures is known as
A)object-oriented programming.
B)structure-oriented programming.
C)non-procedural programming.
D)relational programming.
8

A list of instructions that the computer follows to accomplish the task of processing data is called a(n)
A)instruction set.
B)program.
C)specification.
D)definition.
9

The language type that is translated into machine language that consists of mnemonic and abbreviated codes is
A)assembly language.
B)high-level procedure language.
C)problem oriented language.
D)natural language.
10

A procedural language is converted into machine language by a special program called a
A)converter.
B)translator.
C)transformer.
D)compiler.
11

A lower level programming language is one that is closer to human language than to machine language.
A)True
B)False
12

Writing structured programs is the best way to code effective programs.
A)True
B)False
13

A syntax error occurs when the programmer uses an incorrect calculation or leaves out a programming step.
A)True
B)False
14

Program design makes use of techniques such as top-down design, pseudocode, flowcharts, and logic structures.
A)True
B)False





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