U7 - IDEs

Question 1

What is an IDE ?

Answer 1

Intergrated Development Environment
Provide programmers with the tools to create computer programs
They increase productivity by combining activities into a single application
THey have added functionality particularly useful for debugging

Question 2

IDE FEATURES

Answer 2

Automatic Formatting
Linker
Loader
Debugger
Colour Coding
Compiler
Interpreter
Editor

Question 3

AUTOMATIC FORMATTING

Answer 3

Automatically indents code correctly

Question 4

LINKER

Answer 4

Allows previously compiled code to be linked together

Question 5

LOADER

Answer 5

A program which compiles code from memory

Question 6

DEBUGGER

Answer 6

A program which helps to identify and rectify errors

Question 7

COMPILER

Answer 7

Converts source code into machine code. Once compiled does not need to be recompiled

Question 8

COLOUR CODING

Answer 8

Automatically changes KEYWORDS and LITERALS into different colours

Question 9

EDITOR

Answer 9

Allows the programmer to edit and input source code

Question 10

INTERPRETER

Answer 10

Converts source code into machine code line-by-line. Repeated everytime the code is run

Question 11

IDEs FEATURES 2

Answer 11

TRACE
BREAK POINT
VARIABLE WATCH
SINGLE STEPPING
MEMORY INSPECTOR
ERROR DIAGNOSTICS

Question 12

TRACE

Answer 12

Displays the order in which lines of a program are executed
Displays the possible values of variables

Question 13

MEMORY INSPECTOR

Answer 13

Displays the contents of a section of storage

Question 14

SINGLE STEPPING

Answer 14

Program runs one line at a time with the programmer controlling when the line runs
Programmer can examine what the program is doing in that line

Question 15

BREAK POINT

Answer 15

Interrupts a program on a SPECIFIC LINE of code, allowing the programmer to compare values of variables against expected values.

Question 16

VARIABLE WATCH

Answer 16

Displays current value of variable
Can be watched when single stepping to see how code effects variable