New Perspectives On Computer Concepts 2018 Introductory 20th Edition By June Jamrich Parsons – Test Bank

1. Some software engineering activities overlap with the systems analysis and design activities.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: PROGRAMMING BASICS
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 8/4/2017 10:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/4/2017 10:05 AM

2. Application programmers specialize in developing system software such as operating systems, device drivers, security modules, and communications software.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: PROGRAMMING BASICS
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 8/4/2017 10:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/4/2017 10:03 AM

3. The process of planning a computer program begins with a problem statement that clearly defines the program’s purpose.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: PROGRAM PLANNING
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 8/4/2017 10:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/4/2017 10:05 AM

4. Programmers specify the actual solution in the problem statement.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: PROGRAM PLANNING
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 8/4/2017 10:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/4/2017 10:06 AM

5. Agile methodologies tend to be used for large software development projects involving more than ten developers, geographically dispersed development teams, and life-critical applications.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: PROGRAM PLANNING
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 8/4/2017 10:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/4/2017 10:03 AM

6. The core of a computer program is a sequence of instructions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: PROGRAM CODING
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 8/4/2017 10:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/4/2017 10:03 AM

7. Programmers insert documentation called facts into the program code.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: PROGRAM TESTING AND DOCUMENTATION
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 8/4/2017 10:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/4/2017 10:03 AM

8. A low-level language uses command words and grammar based on human languages.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: LANGUAGE EVOLUTION
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 8/4/2017 10:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/4/2017 10:03 AM

9. Third-generation languages added a level of abstraction to machine languages by substituting abbreviated command words for the strings of 1s and 0s used in machine languages.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: LANGUAGE EVOLUTION
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 8/4/2017 10:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/4/2017 10:03 AM

10. Microprocessors only understand machine language, so there has to be some way to convert assembly language instructions into 1s and 0s.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: LANGUAGE EVOLUTION
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 8/4/2017 10:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/4/2017 10:03 AM