3.7 Software Engineering

Question 1

Auto completetion of code

Answer 1

suggests or completes the function being typed, could be an argument or variable

Question 2

Automatic Error Checking

Answer 2

Identify errors by underlining (during code input) and providing error message (when run)

Question 3

Error Reports

Answer 3

When trying to run, IDE produces an error log

Question 4

Breakpoints

Answer 4

Allows for program to stop on a specific line using a special marker. Help locate errors

Question 5

Editor

Answer 5

Edit source code/annotation (if asked in an exam mention other IDE Tools)

Question 6

Bracket matching

Answer 6

Highlights corresponding bracket, useful for detecting missing ones.

Question 7

Higlighting

Answer 7

Highlights key functions to help distinct them

Question 8

Variable Watch

Answer 8

Displays value of a local/global variable, see programs effect on variable

Question 9

Stepping through

Answer 9

Go through code line by line, Observe program and recitify errors

Question 10

CASE Tools

Answer 10

Software applications desigened to provided computer aided support for ALL developers across the whole software development cycle

Question 11

Upper case tool

Answer 11

tools that would help businesses and plannng activities

Example: Gliffy which helps in Analysis and Planning which the tools help to define the project. Gliffy creates UML diagrams, flowcharts

Question 12

Lower case tools

Answer 12

Tools that would provide support for the developers, helps with code documentation, bug tracking, automate tests of programs and test planning.

Example: Bugzilla for Testingfor developers to report adn track status of bugs in program

Question 13

Version History

Answer 13

Keeping a version history allows for the program to be rolled back if an issue occurs in the current version. Different people can work on different versions and then later can merge these versions together to a master one.

Question 14

GIT

Answer 14

Used to manage our projects files. Keep tracks of changes so can be rolled back. Make collabs easier and improves productivity as everyone works on the same file simutaneously. Shows whats been changed and who did it

Question 15

IDE’s

Answer 15

A collection of tools used to assist software developement. They help devs to produce write, test and debug code efficiently.

Can produce test cases and allows multiple devs to work on a single project.