Exam 11: Programming

In a problem statement, a(n) ____________ is something you accept as correct in order to proceed with program planning.​

As a general rule, declarative programming languages are most suitable for problems that pertain to words and concepts rather than to numbers.​

Which programming language is an interpreted language most commonly used for client-side Web scripting, such as animating page elements and validating input on HTML forms?

A method is activated by a(n) _________, which is included as a program statement.

Some software engineering activities overlap with the systems analysis and design activities.

During ___________ execution, the first statement in the program is executed first, then the second statement, and so on, to the last statement in the program.

The _________ for an instruction specifies the data, or the address of the data, for the operation.​

Generally speaking, in an object-oriented program, the objects don't interact.

Keywords can be combined with specific ____________, which provide more detailed instructions for the computer to carry out.​

In the context of a Prolog program, a(n) __________ is a general statement about the relationship between facts.​

In 1969, computer scientists began to develop high-level languages, called ________-generation languages, which more closely resembled human languages.

A(n) __________ is a section of code that is part of a program, but is not included in the main sequential execution path.​

The human-readable version of a program created in a high-level language by a programmer is called __________.​

A(n) ___________ typically reads a program written in an assembly language, translates the program into machine language, and then submits the machine language program to the processor for execution.​

A(n) ___________ is a template for a group of objects with similar characteristics.​

The order or sequence of rules in a Prolog program is usually critical.​

As an alternative to a compiler, a(n) ________ converts and executes one statement at a time while the program is running.​

When high-level languages were originally conceived in the 1950s, they were dubbed second-generation languages because they seemed a major improvement over machine and assembly languages.​

A(n) ___________ is a collection of language-specific programming tools that enables a programmer to develop applications for a specific computer platform.​

__________ provided the foundation for the object-oriented paradigm.