Exam 12: Computer Programming

The language that offers little protection from buffer overflows is ____.

The kinds of problems best suited to the declarative approach involve ____.

MATCHING Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Performed to verify your algorithm works

-In the instruction in the accompanying figure,Box B points to ____.

Software engineering is a development process that uses ____ techniques to reduce cost and complexity of a computer program.

A factor that remains the same throughout a program is a(n)____________________.

Any class from which attributes can be inherited is a(n)____________________.

A software program that identifies its source and carries a digital certificate attesting to its authenticity is code identified as being ____________________.

A segment of code that defines an action is a(n)____________________.

A ____ error occurs when a program fails to perform as intended due to an error in the design of the program.

John and Andy are planning a software project. You tell John and Andy there are several software development methodologies that exist to help program designers. These can be classified into two groupings. -You tell Andy and John about a group of methodologies that are typically preferred for large software development projects that involve more than ten developers,geographically dispersed teams,and life-critical applications.These are known as ____ methodologies.

-In the accompanying figure,C represents ____.

A(n)____________________ represents a value that can change.

A set of steps for carrying out a task that can be written down and implemented is a(n)____________________.

The first widely used,standardized procedural computer language was ____.

Tom and Nancy were discussing programming languages and which ones to expect of their IT person. You are a programmer and think you can offer them some help in this area. They have some questions, and you agree to answer them. -Tom and Nancy see value in the declarative programming paradigm.You suggest their IT person should have skills in ____.

Theinput predicate of Prolog gathers data entered by the user._________________________

A ____ language typically includes commands specific to a particular CPU or microprocessor family.

Machine languages are second-generation languages._________________________

One defensive programming technique is to rewrite code to decrease its complexity._________________________