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MULTlPLE CHOlCE QUESTlONS

COMPUTER LANGUAGES
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What is the definitionof a variabIe? A. VariabIesstore data for the

program to work with. A
variabIe couId contain text
or numericaIvaIues
B. VariabIes aIIo
w decisionsto
be made in aprogram
C. VariabIesreceive data and
messagesenabIingtwo or
3 more computersto
communicate

What is a compiIer? A. A compiIerdoes a conversion

Iine by Iine as theprogramis
run
B. A compiIerconvertsthe whoIe
4 of a higher IeveI program
code into machine code in
one step
C. A compiIeris a generaI-
purpose Ianguageproviding
very efficientexecution

What are the stages in the compiIationprocess? A. FeasibiIitystudy,system

design, and testing
B. ImpIementationand
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C. LexicaI anaIysis,syntax
anaIysis,and code generation

What is the definition of aninterpreter? A. An interpreterdoes the

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program is run
B. An interpreteris a
representationof the system
being designed
C. An interpreteris a generaI-
purpose Ianguageproviding
very efficientexecution

Third generationIanguagessuch as Basic, A. High-IeveIIanguages

COBOL, C, and FORTRAN are referred to as: B. MiddIe-IeveI Ianguages
C. Low-IeveI Ianguages

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MULTlPLE CHOlCE QUESTlONS

COMPUTER LANGUAGES
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What programmingIanguagesare cIassifiedas A. Basic, COBOL,FORTRAN
Iow-IeveI Ianguages? an d ‘C‘
B. Machinecode and AssembIy
Languages
C. ProIog 2, E xpertSystem s,and
Know IedgeBasedSystems

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In what areas is the COBOL programming A. FinanciaIsector and
Ianguageused? engineering
B. Graphic design and education
C. Accountingsystem s,
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government

What is the first stage in program deveIopment

? A. Specificationand design
B. S yste mA na Iysis
C. Testing

W hat isSystem A naIysis? A. The design of the screen the

user wiII see and use to enter
10 or dispIay data
B. SystemAnaIysisdefinesthe
format and type of data the
program wiII use
C. System AnaIysisinvoIves
creating a formaI modeIof
the probIem tobe soIved

What wiII a good programmerconsider? A. The differenttypes of network

to be used
B. Testing to check for errors
before the systems i
introduced
C. Future maintenance,
readabiIity,and
documentation

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