Exam 13: Programming Languages and Program Development

Program development is an ongoing process within system development.

Similar to an applet, an ActiveX ____ is a small program that runs on the client computer instead of the server.

Figure 13-2 Once programmers develop the solution algorithm using a program flowchart (as shown in Figure 13-2) or pseudocode, they should ____, or check, the program design for accuracy.

Examples of HTML ____ are to bold text, to indicate a new paragraph, and to display a horizontal rule across the page.

Interpreted programs run faster than compiled programs because an interpreter does not have to translate the source program to machine language each time the program executes.

Figure 13-5 As shown in Figure 13-5, Tcl primarily is used for application development on IBM servers.

With ____________________, a programmer packages the data and the program (or procedure) into a single unit, an object.

____________________ a program involves translating the solution algorithm into a programming language (usually on paper) and then typing the programming language code into the computer.

An advantage of an interpreter is that ____.

____, from Adobe Systems, is a popular multimedia authoring program with powerful features that allow developers to create highly interactive multimedia applications.

In top-down design, after identifying the main routine the programmer decomposes (breaks down) the main routine into smaller sections, called ____________________.

HTML is a programming language.

Java uses a(n) ____________________ to convert its source code into machine code - as it is needed.

Global comments, which appear throughout a program, explain the purpose of the code statements within the program.

____ is a visual programming language that allows programmers easily to build complex task oriented object-based programs.

Nonprocedural languages are more difficult to use than procedural languages.

Programmers use a variety of programming languages to write, or ____, a program.

A(n) ____ depicts the logical order of program instructions.

The do-while control structure normally is used when occurrence of an event is quantifiable and predictable.

____, from Adobe Systems, is a multimedia authoring program that provides tools developers need to build interactive training and educational programs.