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Procedural CORRECT ANSWERS Has instructions that can be carried out, functions
called at any point
C++ (3) CORRECT ANSWERS Superset of C developed by Bjarne Stroustrup at Bell
Labs
Object-oriented (10-100% increase in productivity)
Dominant language in industry in academia
Incremental development CORRECT ANSWERS Idea that programs should be
compiled, run, and tested as new functions/features are added
2 types of errors CORRECT ANSWERS Syntax errors (breaks language-specific rules)
or semantic errors (logical errors, problem no matter what language)
Compilation process CORRECT ANSWERS Turning a high level language into low-
level assembly language, then object code/machine language (binary)
gcc o flag CORRECT ANSWERS gcc-6 prog.c -o prog
Will change the executable named a.out to the file named prog (doesn't automatically
add extension)
gcc S flag CORRECT ANSWERS gcc-6 -S prog.c
Will create .s file (assembly code) instead of executable
gcc c flag CORRECT ANSWERS gcc-6 -c prog.c
Will create .o file (object code) but doesn't link
gcc E flag CORRECT ANSWERS gcc-6 -E prog.c > ppf
Will create file called ppf containing preprocessor results (will be a .i file), but won't
actually compile
gcc save temps flag CORRECT ANSWERS gcc-6 -save-temps prog.c will create .i, .s,
& .o files
Algorithm CORRECT ANSWERS Shows logic and steps for a program
5 phases of C programs CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Edit - Program is created in the
editor and stored on disk.
2. Compile
a. Preprocessor - Preprocessor program processes the code.
, b. Assembler - Assembler creates assembly language version and then the object code
(machine language, final result of compiler) & stores it on disk.
c. Link - Linker links the object code with the libraries.
3. Debug - syntax and semantic errors
4. Load - Loader puts program in memory.
5. Execute - CPU takes eachinstruction and executes it, possibly storing new data
values in memory as the program executes.
Unix CORRECT ANSWERS Operating system developed at Bell Labs in the late 60s,
written in assembly then C
Computer system CORRECT ANSWERS Hardware and software
3 types of software CORRECT ANSWERS System software - controls and coordinates
the interaction of all the hardware devices while in the process of running the application
programs
Utility software - provides additional functionality to your operating system software
Application software
3 types of system software CORRECT ANSWERS Operating system
Language translators
Device drivers
Operating system (3) CORRECT ANSWERS Software that:
Manages software (allows running other applications, handles program execution)
Manages hardware
Facilitates efficient execution and management of, mediates access by processes to:
CPU, memory, and storage
3 types of hardware CORRECT ANSWERS I/O devices
Network devices
Storage devices
Memory (2) CORRECT ANSWERS Short term, can be accessed by CPU
Volatile - in use while computer is on
Storage (3) CORRECT ANSWERS Long term
HDD or secondary storage devices (another HDD or flash drive)
Persistent - stays when computer is off
Unix philosophy (3) CORRECT ANSWERS Create small, modular utilities that do one
thing well
Combine them in powerful ways
Single file system (no separate drives) - "everything is a file"
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