programming

Question 1

What does a linker do

Answer 1

Combines binary files into an executable

Question 2

What are the three features of Python

Answer 2

Open source, multi paradigm, dynamically and strongly typed

Question 3

How is Python language dependent

Answer 3

Other languages can be compiled into the intermediary form Python is compiled into

Question 4

How is Python platform dependent

Answer 4

Programs are compiled to run on the virtual machine which in turn can run on any OS

Question 5

What is the extension of Python’s compiled files

Answer 5

.pyc

Question 6

What is the component of the Python interpreter that executes the bytecode

Answer 6

Python Virtual MAchine

Question 7

What does a JIT (Just in Time Compiler) do

Answer 7

Translates byte code into native machine code causing the program to run much faster. PyPy

Question 8

What are frozen binaries

Answer 8

Executable packages that bundle the program files with the interpreter and any required support files

Question 9

What is stepwise refinement principle

Answer 9

A program is gradually developed in a series of refinement steps that simultaneously incrament the solution and decrease the problem space

Question 10

OOA

Answer 10

Analyzing the functionality of the program in order to find out what objects the program is made of