12. Software Engineering

Question 1

What is Integrated development environment (IDE’s)?

Answer 1

IDE’s are a collection of tools that make programming life easier.

Question 2

What is debugging?

Answer 2

Program which helps locate, identify and rectify error in a program

Question 3

What is automatic error checking, formatting and colour coding?

Answer 3

Before the code is run the IDE has identified the error by underlining it blue and provide an error message.

correctly indents code

Changes key words, literals and annotations to different colours

Question 4

Error Reports

Answer 4

On trying to run a program, the IDE produces an error log explaining that the program cannot be translated and why.

Question 5

Breakpoints

Answer 5

Breakpoints allow a programmer to stop the execution of a program on a specific line of code. This is useful for finding out exactly where the logic error is taking place.

Question 6

Editor

Answer 6

This allows a programmer to enter and edit source code/annotation

Question 7

Compiler

Answer 7

Translates source code into machine code

Question 8

Loader

Answer 8

This a program which loads previously compiled code in memory

Question 9

Variable Watch

Answer 9

This is a facility which displays the current value of any variable. The value can be ‘watched’ as the program is single-stepped to see the effects of the code on the variable

Question 10

GUI creation

Answer 10

Allows a programmer to create a GUI by dragging and dropping controls onto a form