2026 PRACTICE SOLUTION STUDY GUIDE
◉ Smart card. Answer: A type of two-factor authentication.
◉ High-level languages. Answer: They use object-oriented programs.
◉ Compiler. Answer: It requires the components of the software to
be defined from the onset.
◉ Presentation. Answer: The tier of an N-Tier architecture model
where user interfaces are developed.
◉ Controller. Answer: The component that facilitates
communication between the other two components in the MVC
architecture model.
◉ Compiled vs Interpreted languages. Answer: A compiler translates
an entire program into an executable program, while the interpreter
does this incrementally.
◉ TCL. Answer: One of the two languages traditionally used for
automation rather than software development.
, ◉ Python. Answer: One of the two languages traditionally used for
automation rather than software development.
◉ Interdependence. Answer: Applications are interdependent with
the database.
◉ Algorithm. Answer: Another term for a formula that outlines how
to execute a task.
◉ Drivers. Answer: They allow the application to interact with the
database.
◉ FROM. Answer: SQL clause used to inform the database
management system (DBMS) which tables should be interrogated by
the query.
◉ String. Answer: Data type used to represent product order code
that comprises alphanumeric characters.
◉ String data. Answer: Data type required to create a database for
artwork sorted using an assigned name and number.