Exam 13: Program Development and Programming Languages

The property that makes 4GLs easier to use is that they are declarative,rather than the procedural third-generation languages.

Case 13-2 Kelly is a college sophomore majoring in computer science.She is interested in gaining exposure to the most useful and current programming languages and techniques. -During the summer,Kelly will be writing a compiler as part of a research project.To prepare,she is learning ____,a functional language.

Run time errors are noticed after all syntax errors are corrected and the program can be executed.

A(n)____ is designed for a specific programming language and translates programs written in that language into machine language so it can be executed.

____ is a software development approach that continues the programming trend of breaking a software program into small and more manageable pieces that overlap in functionality as little as possible.

Case 13-1 The Rainbow Trout Company specializes in developing software that is useful to amateur and professional fishermen.They often work on projects with constantly changing requirements. -The Rainbow Trout Company maintains a database of clients.To search through this database,they use ____,a 4GL.

A hybrid of C and C++,____________________ is most often used to create Web applications and XML-based Web services and was developed to directly compete with Java.

Discuss what is meant by reusable code and its importance.

____________________ is a structured programming language designed for business transaction processing.

Define "programming language" and discuss how it related to a software program.

Case 13-2 Kelly is a college sophomore majoring in computer science.She is interested in gaining exposure to the most useful and current programming languages and techniques. -One of the languages that Kelley is learning is ____ an object-oriented programming language that is commonly used to write Web applications.

New trends in programming such as Microsoft's ____ are helping to bridge different platforms and programming languages.

To use a Java applet on a Web page, the applet’s ____________________ containing the applet’s code must be stored in the Web site’s folder.

The earliest programming languages-machine language and assembly language-are referred to as ____.

A(n)____ occurs when a do while condition never becomes false or a do until condition never becomes true.

____ 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.

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

____________________ programming is an approach to program design in which a program consists of a collection of objects that contain data and methods to be used with that data.

____________________ is a version of BASIC that supports object-oriented programming and uses a visual environment to help programmers quickly and easily create programs.

Applications created using the Visual Basic program are referred to as ____________________.