lucas notes type shit

Question 1

tf is benchmarking

Answer 1

In computing, a benchmark is the act of running a computer program, a set of programs, or other operations, in order to assess the relative performance of an object, normally by running a number of standard tests and trials against it.

basically testing software against similar software to assess it’s performance/value

Question 2

tf is compilation

Answer 2

process of converting high level programming language into lower leveling such as html or javascript to machine code

Question 3

tf is interpretation

Answer 3

an interpreter is a program that directly executes instructions written in a programming or scripting language, without requiring compilation.

Question 4

tf is lexical analysis

Answer 4

the first stage of compilation, converts syntaxes into tokens

Question 5

tf is parsing

Answer 5

the process of analyzing a string of symbols, either in natural language, computer languages or data structures, conforming to the rules of a formal grammar.

Question 6

tf is code generation

Answer 6

software techniques or systems that generate program code

Question 7

fuckin fetch execute cycle

Answer 7

4 steps innit

1. fetch
   - cpu collects an instruction from a memory location
2. decode
   - The decoder in the control unit works out (decodes) what to do with the instruction
3. execute
   - ALU (arithmetic logic unit) executes decoded instructions
4. Store
   - send and write results back in main memory

Question 8

tf is a syntax error

Answer 8

mistakes in the source code, such as spelling and punctuation errors, incorrect labels, and so on

Question 9

tf is a logic error

Answer 9

an error were the instructions given in the program do not accomplish the intended goal.

Question 10

tf is a runtime error

Answer 10

an error that occurs when a program you’re using or writing crashes or produces a wrong output.

Question 11

tf are fags. wait shit flags

Answer 11

turns certain functionality on and off during runtime, without deploying new code

Question 12

tf is desk checking

Answer 12

manually checking the logic of an algorithm line by line

Question 13

tf are drivers

Answer 13

provides a programming interface to control and manage specific lower-level interfaces

Question 14

tf are stubs

Answer 14

a piece of code used to stand in for some other programming functionality