CS3 basic programming concepts

Question 1

Software

Application Software:

Answer 1

Specific-purpose programs

for application of desired task.

Question 2

Software

EXPLAIN System Software:

Answer 2

programs used to start and run application software and networks.

Question 3

inner Program files contain what type of application?

Answer 3

system level applications

Question 4

what file format is data stored in?

Answer 4

in a proprietary file format

Question 5

what kind of data is stored

in program Data files?

Answer 5

data that a particular program uses.

Question 6

Very High- level VHLL

Answer 6

reduces complexity and amount of source code

Question 7

DESCRIBE High- level Language (3rdGL),?

Answer 7

general purpose programming, English like language, FORTRAN, C/C++, VB, Python.

Question 8

Assembler translate _______ language into _______ language. also _________ a program.

Answer 8

programming language

machine language.

finetune.

Question 9

Assembly language is more of a _____ form of machine language, using the ____________ language for coders.

Answer 9

readable

English language.

Question 10

is Machine Language (1stGL) usasable by humans?

Answer 10

UNUSABLE BY HUMANS cumbersome LAGUANGE OF 1’S AND O’S.

Question 11

programmer?

Answer 11

translates coded instructions into machine langauge.

Question 12

Language Translators

what do Assemblers convert?

Answer 12

HIGH LEVEL language

program into machine-language.

Question 13

describe Compilers?

hint: UN transator

Answer 13

translates computer code written in one programming language, into another language

Question 14

what do Interpreters translates each line of what?

Answer 14

instruction as it goes through the program excuting instructions?.

Question 15

name the Components of a Program?

hint
: ​vvtkcoe

Answer 15

Variables- Variable Type - Keywords - Constants - Operators -Expressions

vvtkcoe

Question 16

all forms of Variables are stored where?

Answer 16

computer’s memory unit.

Question 17

a variable can store inforation however it can aslo ______ or ________ the address of a variable

Answer 17

holds or stores

Question 18

in high level languages, compiler chooses location of a variable for us, what does this do for us?

Answer 18

making real location of variable irrelevant. will always be stroed in same place computer memeory.

Question 19

what do Variables Types
represent?

Answer 19

Numbers and Letters

Question 20

creation/selection of the of Variable names is left to the programmer or software?

Answer 20

programmer

Question 21

a variable name is choosen withing a set of program ________?

Answer 21

language rules

Question 22

Variable Names:

Choose descrptive names for varibles that include _______ and the _________ about the variable.

Answer 22

role & information

Question 23

Variable Names

Generally, a variable name can consists of any number of letters, digits, or underscores, the first of which must be a letter or underscore and not the____________.

Answer 23

language keyword

Question 24

WHAT does VARIABLE represent?

Answer 24

a storage address associated symbolic name. (nickname)

Question 25

Variable Name: Variables can store one value at a time, the assignment of another value to a variable will what?

Answer 25

automatically be overwritten

Question 26

Variable Name: Variable names in many programming languages are not case sensitive names. is C/C++ CASE SENSITVE?

Answer 26

YES ## Footnote C/C++ variable names are case sensitive, ABC is different that abc, Abc, aBC, are all different

Question 27

The amount of memory space reserved depends on the type of the variable, when a program is executed. WHERE ARE VALUES(information) STORED?

Answer 27

values for a variable are stored in that reserved space.

Question 28

Variables Types BASIC TYPES: hint : FISC

Answer 28

Float, Integer, String, character, ## Footnote FISC

Question 29

Variable Type OTHER TYPES:

Answer 29

Currency (VB), unsigned (C/C++), Boolean (Pascal), etc.

Question 30

What is a software? not application

Answer 30

operating information and programs used by a computer.

Question 31

What is programming?

Answer 31

creating a set of logical instructions to complete a task.

Question 32

What definition of a program?

Answer 32

• A logical pattern of instructions to solve a problem.

Question 33

coder –defined types: explain?

Answer 33

allow programmer to define new type based on built-in types, such as arrays, records, classes, etc.

Question 34

• Variables Type: String

Answer 34

variables that hold zero or more characters such as letters, numbers, spaces, commas

Question 35

• Variables Type: FLOAT

Answer 35

WHOLE NUMBER NOT FRACTIONS fraction represented in decimal format

Question 36

WHAT IS A KEYWORD:

Answer 36

Reserved Words, is a group of words specific to each language, that are

Question 37

Constants : Symbolic constants: HINT:circum = 2 \* 3.1416 \* radius;

Answer 37

are a symbolic representation of a variable

Question 38

Constants : Literal Data: HINT:circum = 2 \* 3.1416 \* radius;

Answer 38

data that explicitly identifies itself are called literal because they are literally included directly in the statement.

Question 39

Constants: Symbolic Constants particular literal-const float PI = 3.1416;

Answer 39

a label-name used to represent a fixed value that never changes throughout a program.