Exam 13: Programming and Languages

The report at the end of the program design step typically consists of pseudocode, flowcharts, and logic structures.

This type of language uses symbols, words, and phrases that instruct a computer how to structure information for display or processing.

HTML5 is a(n) _____ language that uses symbols, words, and phrases that instruct a computer how to structure information for display or processing.

An interpreter performs the following function:

Fifth-generation languages (5GLs) incorporate which of the following concepts?

A condition must be met before a sequential structure can proceed to the next statement.

List and briefly explain the five generations of programming languages.

The repetition, or _____ structure, describes a process that may be repeated as long as a certain condition remains true.

In this logic structure, one program statement follows another.

Proofreading a printout of a program is known as desk checking or code _____.

Identify the programming tool that uses symbols to show the sequence of steps needed to solve a programming problem.

This type of software development focuses less on the procedures and more on defining the relationships between previously defined procedures.

What is an application generator?

This consists of written descriptions and procedures about a program and how to use it.

A compiler performs the following function:

These first generation languages are hard to use, with one of the reasons being that they are different depending on the make of the computer.

_____ programming techniques consist of top-down program design, pseudocode, flowcharts, and logic structures.

This is the process of testing and eliminating errors in a program.

In the repetition structure, _____, the decision of when to stop repeating appears at the beginning of the loop.

Pseudocode is an outline of the logic of the program you would like to write.