Exam 11: Program Development and Programming Languages

____________________ is an open source, object-oriented programming language recently developed by Google and designed as a JavaScript replacement for Web apps.

The major disadvantage associated with ____________________  is that they work less efficiently than compilers  do because they translate each program statement into machine language just before executing it each time the program is run.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 13-2 Kelly is a college sophomore majoring in computer science. She is interested in gaining exposure to the most useful and current programming languages and techniques. One of the languages that Kelley is learning is ____, an object-oriented programming language that is commonly used to write Web applications.

____________________ is a set of standard notations that is widely used for modeling object-oriented programs.

Pseudocode expresses the steps in a program, module, or method, but it uses English-like statements in place of the flowchart's graphical symbols.

Once the system containing the program is up and running, the implementation process of the program implementation and maintenance phase is complete.

The documentation resulting from the design phase of the ____ is a set of design specifications that illustrates the program needed to fulfill the program requirements.

There are no standard XML tags. _________________________

Structure charts are used to illustrate the step-by-step logic that is to take place within a program, module, or method.

User documentation normally consists of a user's manual containing instructions for running the program, a description of software commands, and so forth. _________________________

The first official recorded use of the word "bug" in the context of computing is associated with the temporary failure of the ____ computer.

A(n) macro is a sequence of saved actions (such as keystrokes, mouse clicks, and menu selections) that can be replayed whenever needed within the application program in which it was created. _________________________

____ is a set of rules for exchanging data over the Web.

____ was created to fill the need for a teaching tool to encourage structured programming.

Before running code written in any programming language, be sure you know how to interrupt program execution in case you have a logic error and the program becomes stuck in an endless loop.

What is a report generator?

In a(n) ____ check, the programmer "walks" through the program design, keeping track of the values of any loop counters and other variables in a tracing table to ensure the program does what it is intended to do.

____________________ is a low-level programming language that uses names and other symbols to replace some of the 0s and 1s in machine language.

With logic errors, the program will run but the output will be wrong.

It is important to realize that with a markup language like HTML, the Web browser, Web browser settings, and device used to display the Web page ultimately determine what the Web page will look like.