Exam 11: Program Development and Programming Languages

What is meant by reusable code and why is it important?

A scripting language is a type of language that uses symbols or tags to describe what a document should look like.

____________________ refers to keeping track of the progress of a program development project, such as documenting revisions, storing each version of the program so it can be recreated if needed, and keeping track of all components used in the final program.

Fourth-generation languages are commonly used today to access databases . _________________________

With a ____, the direction that the program control takes depends on the results of a certain condition.

Fourth-generation languages (4GLs) are sometimes called ____.

If an application is going to need to interact with existing programs, it may need to be coded in the same language as those other programs.

____ create the menus, forms, and input screens used with a program or database.

____ errors occur when a formula is written incorrectly, when a mistake is made with a decision condition, or when the wrong variable name is used.

One or more rounds of outside tests for programs created for mass distribution are referred to as alpha tests. _________________________

____ is a broad term to describe creating and managing an application throughout its entire life cycle-from design through coding and testing, to maintenance, and, eventually, to retirement.

Procedures are small sections of program code also called modules or  subprograms . _________________________

Java source code cannot be converted into object code using a Python compiler. _________________________

The three most common types of language translators are compilers, interpreters, and coders.

With about 85% of all business transactions being processed by ____ and about 200 billion lines of ____ code still in use today, knowing ____ could set an IT job applicant apart from the crowd..

____ are notes within the actual program code that identify key features and steps of the program but that are written in such a way that the computer knows to ignore them when the program is executed.

The earliest programming languages are referred to as ____.

What is the function of an assembler and how do programmers use it in practice?

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 13-1 The Rainbow Trout Company specializes in developing software that is used by amateur and professional fishermen with a wide variety of needs. As such, the company often work on projects with constantly changing requirements. To allow everyone, not just the original programmer, to understand the source code of a program, the Rainbow Trout Company follows a set of ____-a list of rules designed to standardize programming styles.

A(n) ____ is a software program that helps programmers develop software.