PROGRAMMING LOGIC AND DESIGN FINAL PAPER TESTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY SHEET

PROGRAMMING LOGIC AND DESIGN
FINAL PAPER TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY
SHEET

●● True/False: Most programs written in a high-level language need to
be translated into machine language.
A) True
B) False
Answer: B) False


●● True/False: The CPU understands instructions in machine language,
which are written in binary.
A) True
B) False
Answer: A) True


●● True/False: The term "software" refers to all the physical devices, or
components, that a computer is made of.
A) True
B) False
Answer: B) False

,●● Which of the following is not an example of operating system
software?
A) Microsoft Word
B) Windows Vista
C) Linux
D) Mac OS X
E) None of these
Answer: A) Microsoft Word


●● ________ was the first high-level programming language designed
that could perform complex mathematical calculations.
A) COBOL
B) C++
C) Java
D) FORTRAN
E) Ada
Answer: D) FORTRAN


●● Which of the following devices is a computer?
A) iPods®
B) Car navigation systems
C) BlackBerries®

, D) Cell phones
E) All of these
Answer: E) All of these


●● The term used for a set of rules that must be strictly followed when
writing a program is ________.
A) Semantics
B) Syntax
C) Grammar
D) Key words
E) Punctuations
Answer: B) Syntax


●● The process known as the ________ cycle is used by the CPU to
execute instructions in a program.
A) Decode- fetch-execute
B) Decode-execute-fetch
C) Fetch-decode-execute
D) Fetch-execute-decode
E) Execute-fetch-decode
Answer: C) Fetch-decode-execute


●● Which symbol is used for an assignment statement in a flowchart?