Lec1: Programming Process

Question 1

What is the difference between an algorithm and a program?

Answer 1

An algorithm is a conceptual idea, a program is a concrete instantiation of an algorithm.

Question 2

A computational mode of thinking means that everything can be viewed as a math problem involving numbers and formulas.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In the 5-step Programming process which is NOT involved in defining what the program is to do?

Answer 3

Compile code

Question 4

One of the design tools used by programmers when creating a model of a program is:

Answer 4

Psuedocode

Question 5

Finish the following statement: Distinguished gentleman drinking a beer: I don’t always make web applications, but when I do, _____”

Answer 5

I use assembly language

Question 6

The purpose of validating the results of the program is

Answer 6

to determine whether the program solves the original problem.

Question 7

Two truths and a lie: Identify the false statement.

Answer 7

Logic errors are fairly easy to find because the software that translates a program finds all the logic errors for you.

Question 8

Declarative knowledge refers to statements of facts.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Imperative knowledge refers to ‘how to’ methods.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Which of the following is considered a low-level language?

Answer 10

Machine Language
Assembly Language

Question 11

Approximately what percentage of your time will be spent troubleshooting your program?

Answer 11

70%

Question 12

What kind of error is considered an example of a syntax error?

Answer 12

Omitting a word that a statement requires

Question 13

Not all computer programs are ultimately converted to machine language.

Answer 13

False

Question 14

The rules of the programming language constitute its ____.

Answer 14

Syntax

Question 15

A ____ translate high-level language statements into machine code.

Answer 15

Compiler

Question 16

Which one of the five steps of the 5-Step Programming Process is a student most likely to get discouraged?

Answer 16

Testing the program

Question 17

What is rubber duck debugging?

Answer 17

A tactic where programmers verbally explain a broken code to a rubber duck in hopes of finding the solution by describing the problem

Question 18

A sequential search is not an algorithm.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

What is a sequential search?

Answer 19

Also known as a linear search is a method for finding a target value within a list. It checks each element of the list for the target value until a match is found or until all the elements have been searched.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT part of the programming process?

Answer 20

All of the above are part of the programming process (debugging, testing, design)

Question 21

Keywords are:

Answer 21

Words that have a special meaning in the programming language.