COMPUTER SCIENCE FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026
LATEST UPDATE
Define the word "program". - answerA set of instructions to achieve a specified goal.
Explain why programming in machine language is undesirable - answerProgramming is 1s and 0s is very
tedious and problematic.
What language uses commands with mnemonic names and hexadecimal numbers? - answerAssembly
language
What is the name of the translator used by Assembly Language? - answerAssembler
List 2 of Grace Hopper's accomplishments. - answerDeveloped program translators & Developed COBOL
Explain the difference between an interpreter and a compiler. - answerCompilers translates the entire
file and then execute.
Interpreters translate each line and execute each line
What is a "low-level" language? - answerClose to computer language
What is a high-level language? - answerClose to human language
Why do we not simply use English, or any other human language, to program a computer? -
answerEnglish is too ambiguous
What was the first successful programming language for the mathematics and scientific
Community language? - answerFORTRAN
, What does FORTRAN stand for? - answerFormula Translator
What community was COBOL created for? - answerbusiness
A program is made up of words, which usually are called what? - answerKeywords
What is the first Java syntax rule? - answerUse only keywords known by the Java compiler.
List the 3 categories of keywords. - answerReserved words, pre-defined identifiers and user-defined
identifiers
List 3 examples of Java Reserved Words - answerpublic, static, void
Java has a large number of libraries that enhance the basic Java language. These libraries contain
special program modules that perform a variety of tasks to simplify the life of a programmer. What
are these modules called? - answermethods
List 2 examples of Predefined Identifiers. - answerprint and println
What does OOP stand for? - answerObject Oriented Programming
What is the difference between C++ and Java with regards to OOP? - answerC++ gives you the option to
use OOP. Java requires it.
What are the 4 stages of program design? - answerCryptic Programming Stage
Unstructured, Spaghetti-Programming Stage
Structured Programming Stage
Object Oriented Programming Stage
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026
LATEST UPDATE
Define the word "program". - answerA set of instructions to achieve a specified goal.
Explain why programming in machine language is undesirable - answerProgramming is 1s and 0s is very
tedious and problematic.
What language uses commands with mnemonic names and hexadecimal numbers? - answerAssembly
language
What is the name of the translator used by Assembly Language? - answerAssembler
List 2 of Grace Hopper's accomplishments. - answerDeveloped program translators & Developed COBOL
Explain the difference between an interpreter and a compiler. - answerCompilers translates the entire
file and then execute.
Interpreters translate each line and execute each line
What is a "low-level" language? - answerClose to computer language
What is a high-level language? - answerClose to human language
Why do we not simply use English, or any other human language, to program a computer? -
answerEnglish is too ambiguous
What was the first successful programming language for the mathematics and scientific
Community language? - answerFORTRAN
, What does FORTRAN stand for? - answerFormula Translator
What community was COBOL created for? - answerbusiness
A program is made up of words, which usually are called what? - answerKeywords
What is the first Java syntax rule? - answerUse only keywords known by the Java compiler.
List the 3 categories of keywords. - answerReserved words, pre-defined identifiers and user-defined
identifiers
List 3 examples of Java Reserved Words - answerpublic, static, void
Java has a large number of libraries that enhance the basic Java language. These libraries contain
special program modules that perform a variety of tasks to simplify the life of a programmer. What
are these modules called? - answermethods
List 2 examples of Predefined Identifiers. - answerprint and println
What does OOP stand for? - answerObject Oriented Programming
What is the difference between C++ and Java with regards to OOP? - answerC++ gives you the option to
use OOP. Java requires it.
What are the 4 stages of program design? - answerCryptic Programming Stage
Unstructured, Spaghetti-Programming Stage
Structured Programming Stage
Object Oriented Programming Stage
