Exam 13: Programming Languages and Program Development

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The designers of Web pages, known as ____, use a variety of techniques to develop Web pages.

The machine language version that results from compiling a 3GL is called the ____.

A syntax error is a flaw in the design of a program that causes inaccurate results.

Visual Basic is a visual programming language based on C++.

Many developers use ____________________ to create sophisticated Web pages that include graphical images, video, audio, animation, and other special effects.

For 3GLs, programmers typically use either a compiler or an interpreter to translate the 3GL source program into machine language instructions.

An interpreter is a separate program that converts an entire source program into machine language before executing it.

A(n) ____ programming language is a language that uses a graphical interface for creating all source code.

Programs developed using the top-down approach can result in redundant program code that must change every time the structure of data changes.

With Web page authoring software, users can view or modify the SQL associated with a Web page.

Explain what object-oriented programming is, and what its major benefit is. Explain what it means to be event driven and give examples of complete OOP languages. Include a definition of RAD in your response.

If a company opts for in-house software development, the design and implementation phases of the system development cycle become quite limited.

The ____ step of the programming development cycle consists of three major tasks: (1) review the requirements, (2) meet with the systems analysts and users, and (3) identify input, output, processing, and data components.

With a procedural language, often called a ____, a programmer uses a series of English-like words to write instructions.

Naval officer ____, a pioneer in computer programming, was a prime developer of COBOL.

Structured design provides a way to keep the data and the program (or procedure) together.

Figure 13-2 Today, programmers use commercial ____________________ to develop charts such as the one shown in Figure 13-2.

____________________ is a special formatting language that programmers use to format documents for display on the Web.

A(n) ____________________ collects data from visitors to a Web site, who fill in blank fields and then click a button that sends the information.