Chapter 1

Question 1

This collection of physical devices that comprise of a computer system.

Answer 1

Hardware

Question 2

The programs that tell the computer what to do.

Answer 2

Software

Question 3

The act of developing and writing programs.

Answer 3

Programming

Question 4

Programs that you apply to a task.

Answer 4

Application Software

Question 5

The programs that use to manage a computer.

Answer 5

System Software

Question 6

The entry of data items into computer memory using hardware devices such as keyboards and mice.

Answer 6

Input

Question 7

All the text, numbers and other information processed by a computer.

Answer 7

Data items

Question 8

Data items may involve organizing them, checking them for accuracy, or performing mathematical operations on them.

Answer 8

Processing

Question 9

The primary hardware component that processes data.

Answer 9

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Question 10

The operation of retrieving information from memory and sending it to a device. such as a monitor or printer. so people can view, interpret, and work with the results.

Answer 10

Output

Question 11

Processed Data

Answer 11

Information

Question 12

Types of hardware equipment, such as disk, that hold information for later retrieval.

Answer 12

Storage Devices

Question 13

Languages used to write programs. Examples are Visual Basic, C#, C++, Java, or COBOL, are used to write programs.

Answer 13

Programming Language

Question 14

The set of instructions a programmer writes in a programming language.

Answer 14

Program Code

Question 15

The act of writing programming language instructions.

Answer 15

Coding the program

Question 16

Rules of grammar language.

Answer 16

Syntax

Question 17

An error in language or grammar.

Answer 17

Syntax Errors

Question 18

The temporary, internal computer storage.

Answer 18

Computer Memory

Question 19

Temporary, internal computer storage.

Answer 19

Random Access Memory (RAM)

Question 20

Storage whose contents are lost when the power is lost.

Answer 20

Volatile

Question 21

Storage whose contents are retained when the power is lost.

Answer 21

Nonvolatile

Question 22

The computer’s on/off circuitry language.

Answer 22

Machine Language

Question 23

The statements a programmer writes in a programming language.

Answer 23

Source Code

Question 24

Translated Machine language.

Answer 24

Object Code

Question 25

Program that translates a high level language into machine language and indicates if you used a programming language incorrectly.

Answer 25

Compiler or Interpreter

Question 26

language that is represented using a series of 0's and 1's.

Answer 26

Binary Language

Question 27

To carry out a program's instructions.

Answer 27

Run or Execute

Question 28

Used to write programs that are typed directly from a keyboard. Scripting Languages are stored as text rather than as binary executable files.

Answer 28

Scripting Language( Also called Scripting programming language or script language.)

Question 29

When incorrect instructions are performed, or when instructions are performed in the wrong order.

Answer 29

Logical Error

Question 30

Giving instructions to the computer in a specific sequence, without omitting any instructions or adding extraneous instructions.

Answer 30

Logic

Question 31

A named memory location whose value can vary.

Answer 31

Variable

Question 32

Steps that occur during the program's lifetime.

Answer 32

Program Development Cycle

Question 33

What are the steps in the program development cycle?

Answer 33

1. ) Understanding the Problem 2. ) Plan the Program 3. ) Code the program 4. ) Translate the program 5. ) Test the Program 6. ) Release the program for Production 7. ) Maintain the program.

Question 34

People who employ and benefit from computer programs.

Answer 34

Users or End Users

Question 35

All the supporting paperwork for a program.

Answer 35

Documentation

Question 36

The sequence of steps necessary to solve any problem.

Answer 36

Algorithm

Question 37

A program development tool that delineates input, processing, and output tasks.

Answer 37

IPO Chart

Question 38

Program development tool that list task, objects, and events.

Answer 38

TOE Chart

Question 39

The process of walking through a program solution on paper.

Answer 39

Desk Checking

Question 40

A language that supports English-like syntax.

Answer 40

High-Level Programming Language

Question 41

A language that is made up of 0's and 1's (binary language) and does not use easily interpreted variable names.

Answer 41

Low-Level Programming Language

Question 42

The process of finding and correcting programming errors.

Answer 42

Debugging

Question 43

The entire set of actions an organization must take to switch over to using a new program or set of programs.

Answer 43

Conversion

Question 44

All the improvements and corrections made to a program after it is in production.

Answer 44

Maintenance

Question 45

An English-Like representation of the logical steps it takes to solve a problem.

Answer 45

Pseudocode

Question 46

A pictorial representation of the logical steps it takes to solve a problem.

Answer 46

Flowchart

Question 47

This indicates a input operation and is represented by a Parallelogram in the flowcharts.

Answer 47

Input Symbol (Flowcharts)

Question 48

This indicates a processing operation and is represented by a Rectangle in the flowcharts.

Answer 48

Processing Symbol (Flowcharts)

Question 49

This indicates a output operation and is represented by a Parallelogram in the flowcharts.

Answer 49

Output Symbol (Flowcharts)

Question 50

Both are represented by a Parallelogram in the flowcharts.

Answer 50

Input/Output Symbol (I/O symbol)

Question 51

Arrows that connect the steps in a flowchart.

Answer 51

Flowlines

Question 52

The beginning or end of a flowchart segment and is represented by a Lozenge.

Answer 52

Terminal symbol

Question 53

A repetition in a series of steps.

Answer 53

Loop

Question 54

Repeating Logic cannot end.

Answer 54

Infinite Loop

Question 55

The act of testing a value.

Answer 55

Making a Decision

Question 56

Indicates a decision being made in a flowchart represented by a Diamond.

Answer 56

Decision Symbol (Flowcharts)

Question 57

A preselected value that stops the execution of a program.

Answer 57

Dummy Value (Sentinel Value)

Question 58

EOF

Answer 58

End Of File (Dummy/Sentinel value)

Question 59

A program that you use to create simple text files; it is similar to a word processor, but without as many features.

Answer 59

Text Editor

Question 60

A software package that provides an editor, compiler, and other programming tools.

Answer 60

Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Question 61

A software package that contains useful tools for creating programs in Visual Basic, C++, and C#.

Answer 61

Microsoft Visual studio IDE

Question 62

A location on your computer screen at which you type text entries to communicate with the computer's operating system.

Answer 62

Command Line

Question 63

Allows users to interact with a program in a graphical environment.

Answer 63

Graphical User interface (GUI)

Question 64

Programming model that focuses on the procedures that programmers create.

Answer 64

Procedural Programming

Question 65

Programming model that focuses on the objects, or "things," and describes their features (also called attributes) and behaviors.

Answer 65

Object-Oriented Programming