Understanding Computers Today And Tomorrow Comprehensive 16th Edition By Deborah – Test Bank

1. Structured programming embodies a top-down design philosophy.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 436

2. One of the most recent adaptive software development approaches is agile software development (ASD).
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 438

3. Structure charts are used to illustrate the step-by-step logic that is to take place within a program, module, or method.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 440

4. Pseudocode expresses the steps in a program, module, or method, but it uses English-like statements in place of the flowchart’s graphical symbols.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 442

5. The repetition control structure is also called the selection control structure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 445

6. If an application is going to need to interact with existing programs, it may need to be coded in the same language as those other programs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 448

7. Comments are usually preceded by a specific symbol.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 450

8. A program bug is an error that causes a program to malfunction.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 451

9. The three most common types of language translators are compilers, interpreters, and coders.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 452

10. With most programs, compiling or interpreting a program for the first time will result in errors, and the assembling process consists of locating and correcting these errors.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 453

11. With logic errors, the program will run but the output will be wrong.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 455