Exam Practice ( incorrect only) Flashcards
____ was the first programmable device.
The correct answer is: Jacquard’s loom
Part of the job of program ____ is to make clear any assumptions or restrictions about the input size the program was designed to handle.
The correct answer is: documentation
The ____ hides from the user the messy details of underlying hardware.
The correct answer is: interface
A machine language program is called the ____ program.
The correct answer is: object
____ is the FORTRAN implementation of “input.”
The correct answer is: READ
____ is the most widely used language for writing system software because of the versatility its design philosophy bestowed on it.
The correct answer is: C
A(n) ____ is a model or mental framework for representing or thinking about something.
The correct answer is: paradigm
____ is a proprietary language—intellectual property belonging to Microsoft Corporation.
The correct answer is: F
In BNF, a ____ is an intermediate grammatical category used to help explain and organize the language.
The correct answer is: nonterminal
A formal basis for proofs might allow for ____ theorem-proving.
The correct answer is: mechanical
If a Turing machine program consists of the following four instructions:
(1,0,1,2,R)
(1,1,0,2,R)
(2,0,0,2,R)
(2,b,b,2,L)
then the configuration ____ is a halting configuration.
The correct answer is: … b 1 1 b b b … (current state = 2, symbol 1 is being read)
We assumed that there was a Turing machine that could solve the halting problem, and this assumption led to a(n) ____.
The correct answer is: impossible situation
If we are not happy with our original design using a(n) ____, we only need to change some numerical parameters and rerun the model.
The correct answer is: simulation
A model of a business in which customers walk into the store at random times employs a model that uses ____ rather than precise and exact equations.
The correct answer is: statistical approximations
____ begins with assertions and tries to match those assertions to the “if” clauses of rules.
The correct answer is: Forward chaining
____ are fully modeled and fully rendered objects stored in a video library in video memory.
The correct answer is: Cut-ins
