ADV PROG DAY 1

Question 1

convert source code permanently into machine code stored within executable binary files.

Answer 1

compiled languages

Question 2

convert source code into machine code on the fly by another program called an interpreter. They are
easier to learn and coding is faster

Answer 2

scripting languages

Question 3

Is a scripting language processor that converts source code into machine code and executes each line of code. It reads one line of code, parses and understands the code, converts it into machine code, and then executes the line of code.

Answer 3

interpreter

Question 4

Windows PowerShell shell script

Answer 4

.ps1

Question 5

Python source file

Answer 5

.py

Question 6

UNIX Bash source file

Answer 6

.sh

Question 7

it uses a structured, natural language (e.g., plain English) to leave a clear picture of the logical processes necessary to solve a problem.

Answer 7

Pseudocode

Question 8

The proces of how a script executes.

Answer 8

Flow Control

Question 9

A linear progression of tasks such as input, output, and computation. Computer instructions that execute one at a time, in a written order, from beginning to end.

Answer 9

Sequential Action

Question 10

A selection between different courses of action.

Answer 10

Branching Structure

Question 11

A repetition structure to process the same sequence of statements (code block) multiple times.

Answer 11

Repetition Structure

Question 12

the grouping of code which, when executed, performs a task.

Answer 12

code block

Question 13

Terminate the current loop and immediately continue with the next statement after the loop body. Any code within the current loop, after the break statement, is skipped and ignored.

Answer 13

break

Question 14

Terminate the current loop iteration and immediately execute the next iteration of the loop without completing the current iteration.

Answer 14

continue

Question 15

used for repeating over a list of objects. A loop within a loop.

Answer 15

nested loop