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Programming: Quiz

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1. When creating a computer program, the _____ designs the structure of the program.

end user

systems analyst

programmer

all of the above

none of the above

 

2. Checking a computer program for errors is called _____.

bugging

debugging

correcting

syntaxing

 

3. The computer itself uses _____ language.

natural

assembly

machine

high-level

none of the above

 

4. The language which is best for mathematical models is _____.

FORTRAN

BASIC

Java

C

COBOL

 

5. The term BASIC is an acronym for _____.

Balanced Assembly System Integrated Code

Basic All System Internal Code

Beginner's Assembly Syntax Instruction Code

Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

 

6. A programming language which looks like normal English is a(n) _____ language.

normal

high-level

natural

4GL

 

7. The process of writing the computer instructions is called _____.

coding

compiling

debugging

interpreting

 

8. The most widely used language for business programs is _____.

FORTRAN

BASIC

Java

C

COBOL

 

9. The _____ must decide what a new program is to accomplish.

end user

systems analyst

programmer

supervisor

 

10. Documentation of computer programs is important so that _____.

a. users can learn how to use the program

b. other programmers can know how to maintain the program

c. the programmer can see why the code is written that way while hunting for sources of error

d. all of the above

e. a and b only