Software Tools for Developers

Question 1

What is the purpose of IDE’s

Answer 1

To add features that assist in the coding process

Question 2

What does CASE Stand for

Answer 2

Computer aided software engineering

Question 3

What are CASE tools

Answer 3

They are tools that provide functionality to help developers with a number of tasks

Question 4

What are some of the features added to IDE’s to help with development

Answer 4

Improved Editors
Debugging tools
Runtime environments
Line numbering
Colour coding
Auto complete
Syntax error highlighting

Question 5

What do we use Upper CASE for

Answer 5

Planning
Analysis
Design

Question 6

What do we use Lower CASE for

Answer 6

Implementation
Testing
Maintenance

Question 7

What does Upper CASE provide

Answer 7

Business and planning activities

Question 8

What does Lower CASE provide

Answer 8

Support for development

Question 9

What is versioning

Answer 9

It is where developers write a program, each time they update it a new version is created and the old one saved.