Define the word "program". correct answers A set of instructions to achieve a specified goal.
Explain why programming in machine language is undesirable correct answers Programming is 1s and 0s is very tedious and problematic.
What language uses commands with mnemonic names and hexadecimal number...
COMPUTER SCIENCE FINAL EXAM (correct answers)
Define the word "program". correct answers A set of instructions to achieve a specified
goal.
Explain why programming in machine language is undesirable correct answers
Programming is 1s and 0s is very tedious and problematic.
What language uses commands with mnemonic names and hexadecimal numbers?
correct answers Assembly language
What is the name of the translator used by Assembly Language? correct answers
Assembler
List 2 of Grace Hopper's accomplishments. correct answers Developed program
translators & Developed COBOL
Explain the difference between an interpreter and a compiler. correct answers
Compilers translates the entire file and then execute.
Interpreters translate each line and execute each line
What is a "low-level" language? correct answers Close to computer language
What is a high-level language? correct answers Close to human language
Why do we not simply use English, or any other human language, to program a
computer? correct answers English is too ambiguous
What was the first successful programming language for the mathematics and scientific
Community language? correct answers FORTRAN
What does FORTRAN stand for? correct answers Formula Translator
What community was COBOL created for? correct answers business
A program is made up of words, which usually are called what? correct answers
Keywords
What is the first Java syntax rule? correct answers Use only keywords known by the
Java compiler.
List the 3 categories of keywords. correct answers Reserved words, pre-defined
identifiers and user-defined identifiers
List 3 examples of Java Reserved Words correct answers public, static, void
Java has a large number of libraries that enhance the basic Java language. These
libraries contain
special program modules that perform a variety of tasks to simplify the life of a
programmer. What
are these modules called? correct answers methods
List 2 examples of Predefined Identifiers. correct answers print and println
What does OOP stand for? correct answers Object Oriented Programming
What is the difference between C++ and Java with regards to OOP? correct answers
C++ gives you the option to use OOP. Java requires it.
What are the 4 stages of program design? correct answers Cryptic Programming Stage
Unstructured, Spaghetti-Programming Stage
Structured Programming Stage
Object Oriented Programming Stage
Why were some programs intentionally written very cryptic in the 1st stage of program
design? correct answers Many programs were written intentionally in a very cryptic style
that only the creator of the
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