Chapter1 Flashcards
(25 cards)
The _____creates object code and stores it on disk.
Compiler
The linker links:
The object code with the libraries.
Which of the following data items are arranged from the smallest to the largest in the data hierarchy?
Bits,Characters, Fields, Records, Files
Which of the following is most closely associated with Moore’s Law?
Every year or two, the capacities of computers have approximately doubled without any increase in prices.
Which of the following is not one of the six logical units of a computer?
Printer
Which of the following is not one of the three general types of computer languages?
Spoken languages
_____ is a graphical language that allows people who design software systems to use an industry standard notation to represent themselves.
The Unified Modeling Language
Which of the following languages is used primarily for scientific and engineering applications?
Fortran.
____ models software in terms similar to those that people use to describe real-world objects.
Object-oriented design
Today, virtually all new major operating systems are written in:
C or C++
Which language was developed by Microsoft in the early 1990s to simplify the development of Windows applications.
Visual Basic
Which of the following is not a key organization in the open-source community?
Firefox
The C++11 standard was formerly referred to as ____.
C++0x
Which of the following is not a goal stated by the creator of C++ for the new C++ standard?
Make C++ an open source programming language.
Which of the following is true?
Some of the new C++11 Standard Library features were derived from corresponding Boost Library.
Which of the following is false?
In use today are more than a trillion general-purpose computers and trillions more cellphones, smartphone and other handheld devices.
Which of the following statements is false?
Hardware controls software.
Which of the following statements is false?
Windows is an open source operating system.
Which of the following statements is false?
Information in the memory unit is persistent-it is retained when the computer’s power is turned off.
Which software product release category is “generally feature complete and supposedly bug free, and ready for use by the community?”
Release candidate
Which statement about the Boost C++ Libraries is false?
Smart pointers are used to match specific character patterns in text
Which of the following statements is true?
Compilers translate high-level language programs into machine language programs
Which of the following statements is false?
The impressive functions performed by computers involve only the simplest manipulation of 1s and 2s?
____ helps Internet-based applications perform like desktop applications.
Ajax
