ETM 3030 Midterm

Question 1

In a flowchart, the ________ (two words) symbol marks the program’s starting point.

Answer 1

Start Terminal

Question 2

A(n) ________ is a program that translates a high-level language program into a separate machine language program.

Answer 2

Compiler

Question 3

Before the computer can store a real number in memory, it must be encoded in ________.(three words)

Answer 3

Floating Point Notation

Question 4

A ________object appears on a form as a button with a caption written across its face.

Answer 4

Button

Question 5

In a flowchart, ________ are used as input symbols and output symbols to represent the steps in which the program reads input or displays output.

Answer 5

Parallelograms

Question 6

One ________ is enough memory to store only a letter of the alphabet or a small number.

Answer 6

byte

Question 7

A programmer, or software developer, is a person with the training and skills necessary to ________(design, create, or test) computer programs.

Answer 7

design
create
test
(all of these)

Question 8

Main memory is commonly known as ________, or RAM.

Answer 8

Random Access Memory

Question 9

A(n) ________(two words) is the most fundamental set of programs on a computer.

Answer 9

Operating System

Question 10

Each programming language has its own ________, which is a set of rules that must be strictly followed when writing a program.

Answer 10

Syntax

Question 11

The syntax rules dictate how keywords, operators, and various punctuation characters must be used in a program. T/F

Answer 11

True

Question 12

A computer is not a single device but is a system of devices that all work together. T/F

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Any piece of data that is stored in a computer’s memory must be stored as a binary number T/F

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Data is not recorded magnetically on an optical disc but is encoded as a series of pits on the disc surface. T/F

Answer 14

True

Question 15

When a computer is performing the tasks that a program tells it to do, we say that the computer is running, or ________ the program.

Answer 15

Executing

Question 16

A(n) ________ (two words) is any device that works with binary data.

Answer 16

Digital Device

Question 17

The ________ window shows the application’s form and allows you to visually design its appearance by placing the desired controls that will appear on the form when the application executes.

Answer 17

Designer

Question 18

The ________ (two words) contains buttons that execute frequently used commands.

Answer 18

standard toolbar

Question 19

The ________ (two words) window allows you to navigate among the files in a Visual C# project.

Answer 19

Solution Explorer

Question 20

Each Visual C# application that you create is a called a ________.

Answer 20

Solution

Question 21

A digital song is broken into small pieces known as ________.

Answer 21

Samples

Question 22

The term ________ means that the programmer finds and corrects logic errors in the program.

Answer 22

Debug

Question 23

An object must be created in memory before it can be used in a program. T/F

Answer 23

True

Question 24

________ (three words) is a type of memory that can hold data for long periods of time, even when there is no power to the computer.

Answer 24

Secondary Storage Memory

Question 25

Common input devices are the keyboard, mouse, scanner, microphone, and digital camera. T/F

Answer 25

True

Question 26

In a flowchart, rectangles are used as ________(two words) to represent the steps in which the program performs some process on data, such as a mathematical calculation.

Answer 26

Processing Symbols

Question 27

Some examples of application software are spreadsheet programs, e-mail programs, Web browsers, and game programs. T/F

Answer 27

True

Question 28

A programming statement can consist of keywords, operators, punctuation, and other allowable programming elements, arranged in the proper sequence to perform an operation. T/F

Answer 28

True

Question 29

A special program known as a(n) ________ is used to translate an assembly language program to a machine language program.

Answer 29

Assembler

Question 30

________ refers to all the physical devices, or components, of which a computer is made.

Answer 30

Hardware

Question 31

The computer's CPU is a brain, and it is smart. T/F

Answer 31

False

Question 32

Common output devices are video displays and printers. T/F

Answer 32

True

Question 33

A ________ (two words) is a mistake that does not prevent the program from running but causes it to produce incorrect results

Answer 33

Logic Error

Question 34

A ________ object displays text on a form.

Answer 34

Label

Question 35

In programming, an object is a physical device. T/F

Answer 35

False

Question 36

Programs are commonly referred to as ________.

Answer 36

software

Question 36

The data stored in an object are commonly called fields, or ________.

Answer 36

Properties

Question 37

The term ________ can be used to describe anything that uses binary numbers.

Answer 37

Digital

Question 38

The C# language allows you to write your own classes that have specific fields, properties, and methods that you need for any situation T/F

Answer 38

True

Question 39

A program is nothing more than a list of instructions that cause the CPU to perform operations. T/F

Answer 39

True

Question 40

Digital images are composed of tiny dots of color known as ________.

Answer 40

Pixels

Question 41

A ________ is code that describes a particular type of object.

Answer 41

Class

Question 42

A ________(three words) records data onto a small floppy disk, which can be removed from the drive.

Answer 42

Floppy Disk Drive

Question 43

Programs are normally stored in main memory and loaded into secondary storage as needed. T/F

Answer 43

False

Question 44

The binary numbering system can represent only integer numbers beginning with 0. T/F

Answer 44

True

Question 45

An operating system consists of assemblers, compilers, and interpreters. T/F

Answer 45

False

Question 46

A(n) ________ (two words) is a mistake such as a misspelled keyword, a missing punctuation character, or the incorrect use of an operator.

Answer 46

Syntax Error

Question 47

A window that is not attached to one of the edges of the Visual Studio window is ________.

Answer 47

Floating

Question 48

If a program's source code contains a syntax error, it can be translated to machine language. T/F

Answer 48

False

Question 49

A ________ is a diagram that graphically depicts the steps of an algorithm.

Answer 49

Flowchart

Question 50

The ________ is a window that allows you to select the controls that you want to use in an application's user interface.

Answer 50

toolbox

Question 51

The term bit stands for ________.(two words)

Answer 51

binary digit

Question 52

A computer's CPU can only understand instructions that are written in ________(two words)

Answer 52

Machine Language

Question 53

________ (two words) is data that is stored in binary.

Answer 53

Digital Data

Question 54

Computers are able to store negative numbers in memory by using a technique known as ____________ (two words)

Answer 54

Two's Complement

Question 55

A(n) ________ is a set of well-defined, logical steps that must be taken to perform a task.

Answer 55

Algorithm

Question 56

When beginning a new programming project, it is essential that you ________.

Answer 56

Understand the programs purpose

Question 57

All programming languages have math operators that perform arithmetic. T/F

Answer 57

True

Question 58

The ovals, which appear at the top and bottom of a flowchart, are called ________.(two words)

Answer 58

Terminal Symbols

Question 59

Programming languages have ________ that perform various operations on data.

Answer 59

Operators

Question 60

Inside the solution folder, the ________ (two words) contains various files related to the project.

Answer 60

Project Folder

Question 61

You must have a class for an object before it can be created in memory. T/F

Answer 61

True

Question 62

________ is any data the computer collects from people and from other devices.

Answer 62

Input

Question 63

A(n) ________ is a set of well-defined, logical steps that must be taken to perform a task

Answer 63

Algorithm

Question 64

When a CPU executes the instructions in a program, it is engaged in a process that is known as the ________.

Answer 64

fetch-decode-execute cycle

Question 65

The CPU is the most important component in a computer because without it, the computer could not run software. T/F

Answer 65

True

Question 66

What do you use to convert a string to int?

Answer 66

int.TryParse method

Question 67

what do you use to convert a string to a double?

Answer 67

double.TryParse method

Question 68

what do you use to convert a string to a decimal?

Answer 68

decimal.TryParse method