Computer Science Final Exam (multiple
choice questions) SOLVED
True/False - Computer software is divided into two broad categories: system software
and operational software. - False
True/False - The operating system provides services such as a user interface, file and
database access, and interfaces to communications systems. - True
True/False - The first step in system development is to create a source program. - False
True/False - The programmer design tool used to design the whole program is the
flowchart. - False
True/False - Blackbox testing gets its name from the concept that the program is being
tested without knowing how it works. - True
Which of the following is a component(s) of a computer system?
a. Hardware
b. Software
c. Both hardware and software
d. Pseudocode
e. System test - c. Both Software and Hardware
Which of the following is an example of application software?
a. Database management system
b. Language translator
c. Operating system
d. Sort
e. Security monitor - a. Database management system
Which of the following is not a computer language?
a. Assembly/symbolic language
b. Binary Language
c. High-level languages
d. Machine Language
, e. Natural Language - b. Binary Language
The computer language that most closely resembles machine language is
a. Assembly/symbolic
b. COBOL
c. FORTRAN
d. High-Level - a. Assembly/symbolic
The tool used by a programmer to convert a source program to a machine language
object module is a
a. Compiler
b. Language translator
c. Linker
d. Preprocessor
e. Text editor - a. Compiler
The _________________ contains the programmer's original program code.
a. Application file
b. Executable file
c. Object file
d. Source file
e. Text file - d. Source file
The series of interrelated phases that is used to develop computer software is known as
a. Program development
b. Software engineering
c. System development life cycle
d. System analysis
e. System design - c. System development life cycle
The ________________ is a program design tool that is a visual representation of the
logic in a function within a program
a. Flowchart
b. Program map
c. Pseudocode
d. Structure chart
e. Waterfall model - a. Flowchart
The test that validates a program by ensuring that all of its statements have been
executed-that is, by knowing exactly how the program is written-is
a. Blackbox testing
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