Question 1

Which of the following is not associated with the concept of data type?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coercion 
B)  Boolean 
C)  Operator precedence 
D)  Strongly typed language 
A)  Coercion 
B)  Boolean 
C)  Operator precedence 
D)  Strongly typed language

Question 2

Which of the following is a means of nullifying conflicts among data types?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inheritance 
B)  Parsing 
C)  Coercion 
D)  Code optimization 
A)  Inheritance 
B)  Parsing 
C)  Coercion 
D)  Code optimization

Question 3

Most machine languages are based on the

Accepted Answer

A)  Imperative paradigm 
B)  Declarative paradigm 
C)  Functional paradigm 
D)  Object-oriented paradigm 
A)  Imperative paradigm 
B)  Declarative paradigm 
C)  Functional paradigm 
D)  Object-oriented paradigm

Question 4

Based on the sketch of a class definition below, which methods can be invoked from outside an instance of the class?   _________________________________________________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Based on the sketch of a class...

Question 5

Explain the distinction between translating a program (in a high-level language) and interpreting the program.

Accepted Answer

To translate a program is to c

Question 6

In contrast to _______________ languages such as English and Spanish, programming languages are
considered _______________ languages and are rigorously defined by their grammars.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In contrast to _______________ languages such as...

Question 7

Explain the distinction between the imperative and declarative programming paradigms.

Accepted Answer

The imperative paradigm requir

Question 8

Which of the following is not associated with object-oriented programming?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inheritance 
B)  Resolution 
C)  Encapsulation 
D)  Polymorphism 
A)  Inheritance 
B)  Resolution 
C)  Encapsulation 
D)  Polymorphism

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a language that is based on the functional paradigm?

Accepted Answer

A)  LISP 
B)  PROLOG 
C)  C 
D)  C++ 
A)  LISP 
B)  PROLOG 
C)  C 
D)  C++

Question 10

In the context of the object-oriented paradigm, ____________ are templates from which
____________ are constructed. We say that the latter is an instance of the former.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the context of the object-oriented paradigm,...

Question 11

Which of the following is the scope of a variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of characters in the variable's name 
B)  The portion of the program in which the variable can be accessed 
C)  The type associated with the variable 
D)  The structure associated with the variable 
A)  The number of characters in the variable's name 
B)  The portion of the program in which the variable can be accessed 
C)  The type associated with the variable 
D)  The structure associated with the variable

Question 12

Explain the distinction between global and local variables.

Accepted Answer

A global variable is readily a

Question 13

Which of the following is not a step in the process of translating a program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Executing the program 
B)  Parsing the program 
C)  Lexical analysis 
D)  Code generation 
A)  Executing the program 
B)  Parsing the program 
C)  Lexical analysis 
D)  Code generation

Question 14

Which of the following can Prolog conclude from the following program? parent(jill, sue).
Parent(jill, sally).
Parent(john, sue).
Parent(john, sally).
Sibling(X, Y) :- parent(Z, X), parent(Z, Y).

Accepted Answer

A)  parent(jill, john) 
B)  sister(sue, sally) 
C)  sibling(sue, sally) 
D)  sibling(jill, sue) 
A)  parent(jill, john) 
B)  sister(sue, sally) 
C)  sibling(sue, sally) 
D)  sibling(jill, sue)

Question 15

Explain the distinction between a procedure and a function.

Accepted Answer

A procedure returns values via

Question 16

In the context of the object-oriented paradigm, what is a constructor?

Accepted Answer

A constructor is a special "me

Question 17

Which of the following is not a possible value of the expression 4 + 6 /2 - 1

Accepted Answer

A)  4 
B)  5 
C)  6 
D)  10 
A)  4 
B)  5 
C)  6 
D)  10

Question 18

What general rule should be added to the Prolog program below so that Prolog can conclude that ice cream is better than spinach?
better(icecream, peanutbutter).
better(peanutbutter, spinach).
___________________________________________________________

Accepted Answer

The equivalent of: b

Question 19

Which of the following is not a control statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  If-then-else statement 
B)  While loop statement 
C)  Assignment statement 
D)  For loop statement 
A)  If-then-else statement 
B)  While loop statement 
C)  Assignment statement 
D)  For loop statement

Question 20

Show that the grammar below is ambiguous by drawing two distinct parse trees for the string "drip drip drip."

Accepted Answer

Possible a

Which of the following is not associated with the concept of data type?

Which of the following is a means of nullifying conflicts among data types?

Most machine languages are based on the

Based on the sketch of a class definition below, which methods can be invoked from outside an instance of the class? _________________________________________________________

Explain the distinction between translating a program (in a high-level language) and interpreting the program.

In contrast to _ languages such as English and Spanish, programming languages are considered _ languages and are rigorously defined by their grammars.

Explain the distinction between the imperative and declarative programming paradigms.

Which of the following is not associated with object-oriented programming?

Which of the following is an example of a language that is based on the functional paradigm?

In the context of the object-oriented paradigm, are templates from which are constructed. We say that the latter is an instance of the former.

Which of the following is the scope of a variable?

Explain the distinction between global and local variables.

Which of the following is not a step in the process of translating a program?

Which of the following can Prolog conclude from the following program? parent(jill, sue). Parent(jill, sally). Parent(john, sue). Parent(john, sally). Sibling(X, Y) :- parent(Z, X), parent(Z, Y).

Explain the distinction between a procedure and a function.

In the context of the object-oriented paradigm, what is a constructor?

Which of the following is not a possible value of the expression 4 + 6 /2 - 1

What general rule should be added to the Prolog program below so that Prolog can conclude that ice cream is better than spinach? better(icecream, peanutbutter). better(peanutbutter, spinach). ___________________________________________________________

Which of the following is not a control statement?

Show that the grammar below is ambiguous by drawing two distinct parse trees for the string "drip drip drip."

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Which of the following is not associated with the concept of data type?

Which of the following is a means of nullifying conflicts among data types?

Most machine languages are based on the

Based on the sketch of a class definition below, which methods can be invoked from outside an instance of the class? _________________________________________________________

Explain the distinction between translating a program (in a high-level language) and interpreting the program.

In contrast to _______________ languages such as English and Spanish, programming languages are considered _______________ languages and are rigorously defined by their grammars.

Explain the distinction between the imperative and declarative programming paradigms.

Which of the following is not associated with object-oriented programming?

Which of the following is an example of a language that is based on the functional paradigm?

In the context of the object-oriented paradigm, ____________ are templates from which ____________ are constructed. We say that the latter is an instance of the former.

Which of the following is the scope of a variable?

Explain the distinction between global and local variables.

Which of the following is not a step in the process of translating a program?

Which of the following can Prolog conclude from the following program? parent(jill, sue). Parent(jill, sally). Parent(john, sue). Parent(john, sally). Sibling(X, Y) :- parent(Z, X), parent(Z, Y).

Explain the distinction between a procedure and a function.

In the context of the object-oriented paradigm, what is a constructor?

Which of the following is not a possible value of the expression 4 + 6 /2 - 1

What general rule should be added to the Prolog program below so that Prolog can conclude that ice cream is better than spinach? better(icecream, peanutbutter). better(peanutbutter, spinach). ___________________________________________________________

Which of the following is not a control statement?

Show that the grammar below is ambiguous by drawing two distinct parse trees for the string "drip drip drip."

Data Storage

Data Manipulation

Operating Systems

Networking and the Internet

Programming Languages

Software Engineering

Data Abstractions

Database Systems

Computer Graphics

Artificial Intelligence

Theory of Computation

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In contrast to _ languages such as English and Spanish, programming languages are considered _ languages and are rigorously defined by their grammars.

In the context of the object-oriented paradigm, are templates from which are constructed. We say that the latter is an instance of the former.