Chapter 8

Question 1

Software development

Answer 1

-Programming languages
-Code

Question 2

Program sequence

Answer 2

-Computers cannot tolerate ambiquity
-Input, processing, and output must be clearly defined

Question 3

Writing Pseudocode

Answer 3

-Move from a sequence of steps to developing blocks of code
-Break steps into simple instructions
-Use subroutines for repeated steps

Question 4

Compiled Language

Answer 4

-Transformed to executable binary file
-Compiling converts programming code to machine code (binary)
-Runs quickly but platform-specific

Question 5

Interpreted languages

Answer 5

-Programming code compiled to bytecode

Question 6

Query languages

Answer 6

-retrieve data from a database
-Structured Query Language (SQL)

Question 7

Assembly Languages

Answer 7

Shows machine code in human-readable text

Question 8

Markup languages

Answer 8

-tag documents to define structure and meaning
-HTML

Question 9

Identifiers

Answer 9

-Store values that the program can use
-Variables
-Constant

Question 10

Containers

Answer 10

-Identifiers referencing multiple elements
-Arrays
-Vectors

Question 11

Branches

Answer 11

Execute parts of code based on a condition

Question 12

Loops

Answer 12

Repeat blocks of code based on a condition