General Programing

Question 1

What is a “Program”?

Answer 1

A “Program” is a collection of intructions in computer memory to perform a specific task.

Question 2

What is a Program Made of?

Answer 2

• Key Words
• Programmer-Defined Identifiers
• Operaters
• Punctuation
• Syntax

Question 3

What are “Key” or “Reserved” words?

Answer 3

• “Key” or “Reserved” words are unique and hold a special purpose in c++.

Question 4

What are Programmer-Defined Identifiers

• Example

Answer 4

• Names made up by the Programmer used to represent Variables, Functions, etc.
• Hours in a day, hour represents a variable, the function would be 24 in a day.

Question 5

What are Operators?

• Examples

Answer 5

A character used to perform an action or operate on data

• ( =, +, -, < > )

Question 6

What is Punctuation?

Answer 6

Characters that mark the end of a statement or that seperate items on a list.

Question 7

What is Syntax?

Answer 7

The rules of grammar that must be followed when writing a program.

Question 8

How do you go from a high level program to an executable file?

Answer 8

1. Create a file containing the program with a text editor
2. Run Preprocessor to convert source file directives to source code program statements
3. Run Compiler to convert program into machine instructions
4. Run linker to connect hardware-specific code to machine instructions, producing an executable file.