week 8

Question 1

program

Answer 1

is just a sequence of instructions for your computer to perform.

Question 2

Programming languages can also be divided into a of broad categories:.

Answer 2

◦ Compiled.
◦ Interpreted
◦ Query languages

Question 3

When you write a program using a compiled programming language, you must transform the code to an ……………………. before it can run.

Answer 3

executable binary

Question 4

Interpreted Programming Languages

Answer 4

you do not need to compile the program.
you can run the program on any platform for which you have an interpreter.

(JavaScript, Perl, and Python)

Question 5

Query Languages

Answer 5

is designed to retrieve specific records from a dataset.
does not need to be compiled

Question 6

Assembly Language

Answer 6

represents machine code in human-readable text.

Question 7

Markup Languages

Answer 7

it is not a programming language , it makes data in a document accessible to a program.
(HyperText Markup Language (HTML))
(eXtensible Markup Language (XML))

Question 8

Programming Concepts

Answer 8

Identifiers:
Containers
Branches
Loops
Operators
Procedures and Functions
Comments

Question 9

Identifiers:

Answer 9

label for something
either a variable or a
constant.

Question 10

variable

Answer 10

value that can change

Question 11

constant

Answer 11

value that cannot be changed

Question 12

Container

Answer 12

a special type of identifier that can reference multiple values (or elements).

Question 13

branches

Answer 13

Your program runs from the start to the end unless you instruct it to deviate from this path.
You use branches to control the flow within your program

Question 14

loops

Answer 14

you instruct your computer to perform, or repeat, a task until a condition is met.

Question 15

operators

Answer 15

A logical test is one that resolves to a TRUE or FALSE value. You need to be familiar with basic
comparison operators:

Question 16

Procedures and
Functions

Answer 16

The key difference, between a procedure and a function is that the latter can return a value to whatever called it, whereas a procedure cannot.

Question 17

comments

Answer 17

A comment line is ignored by the compiler or interpreter

Question 18

Object-Oriented Programming

Answer 18

Objects are the specific models built from the class templates. make the computer program function.

Question 19

Objects can have

Answer 19

◦ attributes (fields)( define the object)
◦ properties( alternative way of accessing a field
publicly.)
◦ methods(define what you can do to an object)

Question 20

script

Answer 20

is a smaller piece of code than a program. completing a specific task

Question 21

Batch files

Answer 21

collection of command-line instructions that you store in a .CMD file.

Question 22

VBScript

Answer 22

scripting language based on Microsoft’s Visual Basic
programming language.

Question 23

Application Platforms and Delivery

Answer 23

Once you have written and tested your code, you need to
package it as an executable

Question 24

Single-platform Software

Answer 24

The software is written using a development environment suitable for that OS

Question 25

Cross-platform Software

Answer 25

Software written for PCs and laptops (“desktop” applications) is being supplemented with software written for touch-based mobile devices and operating systems.

Question 26

Application Delivery Methods

Answer 26

When launched it executes within the computer’s memory and is processed by the local CPU. ordinary users shouldn’t be able to modify application folders
does not need network

Question 27

IDE integrated development environment

Answer 27

a set of programming tools that work together to make a programmer’s job easier.

Question 28

API : Application Programming Interface

Answer 28

connect or communicate with
databases, operating systems, and other services