Python Unit 1

Computer programs also are known as 

A. data
B. software
C. hardware
D. hardware

The major computer operations include

A. spreadsheets, word processing, and data communications
B. hardware and software
C. sequence and looping
D. input, processing, and output

Visual basic, C++, and Java are all examples of computer

A. programming languages
B. machine languages
C. hardware
D. operating systems

A programming language's rules are its

A. syntax
B. format
C. options
D. logic

The most important task of a compiler or interpreter is to 

A. translate English statements into a language such as Java
B. translate programming language statements into machine language
C. create the rules for a programming language
D. execute machine language programs to perform useful tasks

Which of the following is temporary, internal storage?

A. CPU
B. keyboard
C. memory
D. hard disk

Which of the following pairs of steps in the programming process in the correct order?

A. code the program, translate it into machine language
B. put the program into production, understand the problem
C. code the program, plan the logic
D. test the program, translate it into machine language

A programmer's most important task before planning the logic of a program is to

A. train the users of the program
B. decide which programming language to use
C. code the problem
D. understand the problem

The two most commonly used tools for planning a program's logic are

A. word processors and spreadsheets
B. flowcharts and pseudocode
C. ASCII and EBDIC
D. Java and Visual Basic

Writing a program in a language such as C++ or Java knowns as         the program.

A. compiling
B. translating
C. interpreting
D. coding

An English-like programming language such as Java or Visual Basic is a                        programming language.

A. machine-level
B. low-level
C. binary-level
D. high-level

Which of the following is an example of a syntax error?

A. producing output before accepting input
B. subtracting when you meant to add
C. misspelling a programming language word
D. all of the above

Which of the following is an example of a logical error?

A. performing arithmetic with a value before inputting it
B. accepting two input values when a program requires only one
C. dividing by 3 when you meant to divide by 30
D. all of the above

The parallelogram is the flowchart symbol representing

A. input 
B. output
C. either a or b
D. none of the above

In a flowchart, a rectangle represents

A. a sentinel
B. a question
C. processing
D. input

The term eof represents

A. a generic sentinel value
B. the logical flow in a program
C. a condition in which no more memory is available for storage
D. a standard input device

In flowcharts, the decision symbol is a

A. parallelogram
B. lozenge
C. rectangle
D. diamond

When you use an IDE instead of a simple text editor to develop a program,

A. the logic is simpler
B. some help is provided
C. the syntax is different
D. the logic is more complicated

When you write a program that will run in a GUI environment as opposed to a command-line environment,   

A. some syntax is different
B. the logic is very different
C. you do not need to plan the logic
D. users are more confused

As compared to procedural programming, with object-oriented programming,     

A. you cannot use some languages, such as Java
B. the programmer's focus differs
C. you do not code calculations; they are created automatically
D. you do not accept input