Deck 10: Application Development

Question 1

Unlike 2GL programs, 3GL programs must be translated into binary CPU instructions before the program is executed.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The main advantage of compilation over interpretation is that it offers the flexibility to incorporate new or updated code into an application program.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Java bytecode programs usually run 10 times faster than native applications.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A CPU BRANCH instruction requires two operands, one containing the address of another instruction and one containing the address of the previous instruction.

Question 5

Compiler output is called source code.

Question 6

Source and object code files are compiled and linked as a whole.

Question 7

Class models and other types of diagrams document user and system requirements.

Question 8

A symbolic debugger uses the symbol table, memory map, and source code files to trace memory addresses to specific source code statements and variables.

Question 9

With scripting languages, programmers can assemble application software rapidly by "gluing" together the capabilities of many other programs.

Question 10

The process of designing and constructing software translates users' information-processing needs into CPU instructions that, when executed, address these needs.

Question 11

The most comprehensive CASE tools automate the process of deploying working systems from analysis and design models.

Question 12

The main disadvantage of compiling and linking compared with interpretation is increased memory and CPU requirements during program execution.

Question 13

Programming languages, program translation tools, and debugging tools address only the implementation discipline of the Unified Process.

Question 14

Debugging and tracing cannot be done on machine code or OS service calls.

Question 15

Reduced productivity, dissatisfied customers, and poor managerial decisions are just a few indirect costs of software that doesn't address users' needs completely or correctly.

Question 16

Software has surpassed hardware to become the most costly component of most information systems.

Question 17

C++ was the first commercial OOP language.

Question 18

UP design models include package diagrams, interaction diagrams, and deployment diagrams.

Question 19

User needs are stated in general or abstract terms in basic computer language.

Question 20

A 5GL program contains nonprocedural rules that mimic the rules people use to solve problems.

Question 21

____ linking is performed during program loading or execution.

A) Dynamic
B) Static
C) Early
D) Objective

Question 22

____ perform design activities to create models that produce an architectural blueprint for system implementation.

A) System developers
B) System architects
C) System managers
D) System engineers

Question 23

​____ are integrated collections of models, tools, techniques, and processes.

A) Software models​
B) ​Development strategies
C) ​Development tools
D) ​Development methodologies

Question 24

Program instructions are sometimes called ____.

A) bytes
B) bits
C) languages
D) code

Question 25

A(n) ____ is a placeholder for missing executable code.

A) external function call
B) internal function call
C) function header
D) reference function call

Question 26

A(n) ____ enables programmers to develop applications that do most of their work by calling other applications and system software.

A) compiled language
B) interpreted language
C) functional language
D) scripting language

Question 27

A(n) ____ searches an object code file for external function calls.

A) compiler
B) parser
C) link editor
D) interpreter

Question 28

____ specify detailed blueprints for software component construction and the interaction between software components and users.

A) Layout models
B) Interaction models
C) Design models
D) Data models

Question 29

A ____ is a request to execute a specific method and return a response.

A) conduit
B) message
C) path
D) function

Question 30

A ____ is a nonprocedural language suitable for developing software that mimics human intelligence.

A) fifth-generation language
B) fourth-generation language
C) third-generation language
D) second-generation language

Question 31

A ____ defines the name and data type of program variables.

A) function declaration
B) class declaration
C) data declaration
D) method declaration

Question 32

A ____ uses mnemonics to represent instructions, variables, and labels and has a degree of instruction explosion higher than 1:1.

A) next-generation language
B) next-generation language
C) third-generation language
D) fifth-generation language

Question 33

A(n) ____ reads a single source code instruction, translates it into CPU instructions or a DLL call, and executes the instructions or DLL call immediately, before the next program statement is read.

A) compiler
B) interpreter
C) parser
D) link editor

Question 34

Today, the term ____ is often used to describe a mnemonic representing a data item's memory address.

A) constant
B) instruction
C) literal
D) variable

Question 35

____ models provide the detail needed to develop a system that meets users' needs.

A) System planning
B) System requirements
C) System development
D) System design

Question 36

The one-to-many (1:N) relationship between later-generation programming statements and the CPU actions implementing them is called ____.

A) instruction explosion
B) instruction expansion
C) mnemonic explosion
D) instruction compression

Question 37

Binary CPU instructions, called ____, are the earliest programming languages.

A) base-generation languages
B) first-generation languages
C) third-generation languages
D) fourth-generation languages

Question 38

____ programming languages guarantee program portability between other OSs and application programs.

A) Standard
B) Interpreted
C) Scripted
D) Proprietary

Question 39

A ____ is any instruction, such as an assignment statement or a computation that updates or computes a data value.

A) data function
B) data operation
C) data declaration
D) control structure

Question 40

A ____ is a source code instruction that controls the execution of other source code instructions.

A) data declaration
B) control structure
C) data operation
D) function call

Question 41

In OOP, objects contain data and programs or procedures, called ____________________, that manipulate the data.

Question 42

The term ____ tool usually refers to a tool that supports the UP requirements and design disciplines.

A) computer-generated software development
B) computer-assisted software development
C) computer-assisted system engineering
D) computer-assisted software engineering

Question 43

The person who writes code is called a(n) ____________________.

Question 44

____________________ code is stored in a file, such as an .exe file in Windows, and contains CPU instructions that are ready for an OS to load and execute.

Question 45

A(n) ____ is a collection of automated support tools to speed development and testing.

A) integrated development environment
B) linker
C) graphical development environment
D) system development environment

Question 46

A tool suite that primarily supports model development is sometimes called a ____ tool.

A) front-end CASE
B) back-end CASE
C) mid-tier CASE
D) late-bound CASE

Question 47

____ are those compiled and linked for a particular CPU and OS.

A) Compiled applications
B) Interpreted applications
C) Native applications
D) Intermediate applications

Question 48

A second-generation language (2GL) is more commonly known as a(n) ____________________ language.

Question 49

​A(n) ____________________ is a program that translates an assembly-language program into binary CPU instructions.

Question 50

The term ____________________ is used to describe a mnemonic representing a program instruction's memory address.

Question 51

____ tools generate program and other source code from models, compile and link the programs, create databases, and create, register, and install all components.

A) CAD
B) CASE
C) CADE
D) CASD

Question 52

A Java compiler or interpreter translates Java source code into machine instructions and service routine calls for a hypothetical computer and OS called the ____.

A) Java Intermediate Machine
B) Java Internal Machine
C) Java Virtual Medium
D) Java Virtual Machine

Question 53

​SQL is a(n) ____________________ language because it describes a processing requirement without specifying a procedure for satisfying the requirement.

Question 54

A program's ____ version omits the symbol table and debugging checkpoints to reduce program size and increase execution speed.

A) production
B) debug
C) developer
D) reference

Question 55

A compiler keeps an internal table, called a(n) ____________________, to keep track of data names, types, and assigned memory addresses.

Question 56

A tool suite that primarily supports application development based on specific analysis and design models is sometimes called a(n) ____ tool.

A) early-bound CASE
B) front-end CASE
C) back-end CASE
D) mid-tier CASE

Question 57

____ is an OOP language and program execution environment developed by Sun Microsystems during the early and mid-1990s.

A) C++
B) Visual Basic
C) Java
D) C#

Question 58

​____________________ are detailed, precise statements of formal logic written as sequences of CPU instructions.

Question 59

Developers attempt to minimize errors by using proven development ____________________.

Question 60

A Java ____ runs inside another program, such as a Web browser, and performs functions such as accepting user input and displaying forms and images.

A) application
B) applet
C) servlet
D) bean

Question 61

A(n) ____________________ provides extensive security controls to prevent programs from accessing unauthorized resources or damaging the hardware, OS, or file system.

Question 62

With ____________________, programmers can reuse source and executable code, thus speeding up application development.

Question 63

A(n) ____________________ is an automated tool for testing executable programs.

Question 64

​List two capabilities of a symbolic debugger.

Question 65

​A(n) ____________________ is a file containing related executable functions and an index of the library contents.

Question 66

Why has changed as a result of hardware cost declining over time as a proportion of total system costs?

Question 67

Why were fourth-generation languages developed?

Question 68

What are factors have caused Java's popularity to far exceed most initial expectations?

Question 69

What does a programming language define?

Question 70

____________________ assist programmers in writing syntactically correct code by verifying syntax as the code is being typed and highlighting errors.

Question 71

A(n) ____________________ instruction transfers control to the first instruction in a function.

Question 72

Instructions and library calls to the JVM are called Java "____________________."

Question 73

List three components that an integrated development environment generally includes.

Question 74

A(n) ____________________ lists the memory location of every function and program variable, and a programmer can use it to trace error messages containing memory addresses to corresponding program statements and variables.

Question 75

A Java ____________________ runs in a Web server and performs functions such as calculations, database access, and creation of Web pages that are transmitted to a Web browser for display.

Question 76

An executable program containing symbol table entries and debugging checkpoints is sometimes called a(n) ____________________ version.