Exam 13: Programming Languages and Program Development

Scripts, applets, servlets, and ActiveX controls are executed by the operating system.

Figure 13-1 When a program evaluates a condition in a(n) ____, which is illustrated in Figure 13-1, it yields one of two possibilities: true or false.

A(n) ____ program is the program that contains the language instructions, or code, to be converted to machine language.

In structured design, programmers use a(n) ____________________ to show program modules graphically.

If the scope of a programming project is large, a(n) ____________________ that consists of a group of programmers may develop the programs.

____ language instructions use a series of binary digits (1s and 0s) or a combination of numbers and letters that represent binary digits.

A(n) ____________________ is a series of instructions that directs a computer to perform tasks.

Because Perl has weak text processing capabilities, it has become an unpopular language for writing scripts.

Figure 13-3 In some cases, a language as shown in Figure 13-3 uses a type of ____ to generate the many machine language instructions for a single assembly language instruction.

In object-oriented (OO) design, the concept of packaging data and procedures into a single object is called ____.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 1 As the director of systems development in your firm, the more junior systems analysts and developers are often turning to you for suggestions about which languages to use for coding some of their projects. One of your developers is looking for a short development time. Which of the following languages is NOT one you can recommend to her, as it will not give her the ability to design programs using existing objects and thereby shorten the amount of time it takes her to create an application?

A programming language's ____________________ is the set of grammar and rules that specifies how to write instructions for a solution algorithm.

A(n) ____ is an action to which an OOP language program responds.

Discuss the use of scripting languages, including a description of at least two examples.

JavaScript is a(n) ____, which means anyone can use it without purchasing a license.

Typically, Web pages created with DHTML are ____ to user interaction.

A computer ____________________ writes and modifies computer programs.

Dynamic HTML uses a(n) ____________________, which contains descriptions of a document's characteristics.

The program development cycle guides information technology (IT) professionals through the development of an information system.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 2 In your work as the lead developer in a Web design studio for a major corporation, you are interested in using the best scripting language for a particular project, to maximize your resources. Although you are a professional programmer with a lot of experience with scripting languages, for your latest project, you will be collaborating with a colleague outside of IT who is more of a nontechnical user. What language is most likely to be the best for you two to use?