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MIS 505 PART 2 Chapter 1: An Overview of Computers and Progrmming

MULTIPLE CHOICE

	1.	____ data items may involve organizing or sorting them, checking them for accuracy, or performing calculations with them.
a.	Processing	c.	Outputting
b.	Inputting	d.	Converting



	2.	____ errors are relatively easy to locate and correct because the compiler or interpreter you use highlights every error.
a.	Logic	c.	Input
b.	Syntax	d.	Process



	3.	If you use an otherwise correct word that does not make sense in the current context, programmers say you have committed a ____ error.
a.	syntax	c.	semantic
b.	logic	d.	programming



	4.	Computer programmers often refer to memory addresses using ____ notation.
a.	binary	c.	mathematical
b.	indirect	d.	hexadecimal



	5.	After a programmer plans the logic of a program, the next step is ____.
a.	understanding the problem	c.	translating the program
b.	testing the program	d.	coding the program



	6.	The process of walking through a program- logic on paper before you actually write the program is called ____.
a.	desk-checking	c.	pseudocoding
b.	flowcharting	d.	testing



	7.	Typically, a programmer develops a program- logic, writes the code, and ____ the program, receiving a list of syntax errors.
a.	runs	c.	executes
b.	compiles	d.	tests



	8.	The process of finding and correcting program errors is called ____.
a.	desk checking	c.	error correcting
b.	syntax checking	d.	debugging



	9.	Using ____ involves writing down all the steps you will use in a program.
a.	a compiler	c.	a flowchart
b.	an interpreter	d.	pseudocode



	10.	The ____ is used to represent output in a flowchart.
a.	square	c.	parallelogram
b.	circle	d.	triangle



	11.	The ____ is the standard terminal symbol for a flowchart.
a.	circle	c.	diamond
b.	lozenge	d.	square



	12.	The repetition of a series of steps is called a(n) ____.
a.	repeat flow	c.	flow
b.	loop	d.	infinite loop



	13.	A(n) ____ is a repeating flow of logic with no end.
a.	nonterminated condition	c.	variable
b.	infinite loop	d.	decision symbol



	14.	You represent a decision in a flowchart by drawing a decision symbol, which is shaped like a ____.
a.	parallelogram	c.	diamond
b.	square	d.	circle



	15.	Many programming languages use the term ____ to refer to the marker that is used to automatically recognize the end of data in a file.
a.	data_end	c.	eof
b.	end_data	d.	eod



	16.	A(n) ____ tells the user what to enter.
a.	command line	c.	prompt
b.	input screen	d.	data line



	17.	A(n) ____ is a program that you use to create simple text files.
a.	text editor	c.	GUI
b.	IDE	d.	GDE



	18.	A(n) ____ is a software package that provides an editor, compiler, and other programming tools.
a.	GUI	c.	GDE
b.	CGI	d.	IDE



	19.	A(n) ____ is a location on your computer screen at which you type text entries to communicate with the computer- operating system.
a.	input line	c.	command line
b.	communication line	d.	GCI



	20.	A ____ allows users to interact with a program in a graphical environment.
a.	GCI	c.	command line
b.	CGI	d.	GUI



	21.	The major difference between the two main programming styles in use today is the ____.
a.	use of flowcharts versus pseudocode
b.	testing procedure used by the programmer
c.	focus the programmer takes during the earliest planning stages of a project
d.	programming language used