,Starting Out With C++ From Control Structures Through Objects, 10th Edition
Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 1
1. Main memory, or RAM, is volatile, which means its contents are erased when
power is removed from the computer. Secondary memory, such as a disk, does
not lose its contents when power is removed from the computer.
2. An operating system is a set of programs that manages the computer's hardware
devices and controls their processes. Application software consists of programs
that users use to solve specific problems or perform general operations.
3. An operating system
4. Because the computer only processes machine language instructions.
5. Because high level languages are more like natural language.
6. An object file contains machine language instructions, but it does not contain
code for any library routines that may be necessary. An executable file is a
program, ready to run. It contains the machine language code translated from the
programmer's source file, as well as the code for any necessary library routines.
7. A syntax error is the misuse of a key word, operator, punctuation, or other part of
the programming language. A logical error is a mistake that causes the program to
produce the wrong results.
8. programmed
9. CPU
10. Arithmetic Logic Unit and Control Unit
11. disk
12. Operating Systems and Application Software
13. instructions
14. programming language
15. machine language
16. high-level
17. low-level
18. portability
19. key words
20. programmer-defined symbols
21. operators
22. punctuation
23. syntax
24. variable
25. defined
26. input, processing, output
27. input
28. output
29. hierarchy chart
30. Hierarchy chart:
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,31. Hierarchy chart:
32. Hierarchy chart:
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34. 28
35. 365
36. The error is that the program performs its math operation before the user has entered
values for the variables length and width.
Starting Out with C++: From Control Structures through Objects, 9/e ©2018 Pearson Education
Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 1
1. Main memory, or RAM, is volatile, which means its contents are erased when
power is removed from the computer. Secondary memory, such as a disk, does
not lose its contents when power is removed from the computer.
2. An operating system is a set of programs that manages the computer's hardware
devices and controls their processes. Application software consists of programs
that users use to solve specific problems or perform general operations.
3. An operating system
4. Because the computer only processes machine language instructions.
5. Because high level languages are more like natural language.
6. An object file contains machine language instructions, but it does not contain
code for any library routines that may be necessary. An executable file is a
program, ready to run. It contains the machine language code translated from the
programmer's source file, as well as the code for any necessary library routines.
7. A syntax error is the misuse of a key word, operator, punctuation, or other part of
the programming language. A logical error is a mistake that causes the program to
produce the wrong results.
8. programmed
9. CPU
10. Arithmetic Logic Unit and Control Unit
11. disk
12. Operating Systems and Application Software
13. instructions
14. programming language
15. machine language
16. high-level
17. low-level
18. portability
19. key words
20. programmer-defined symbols
21. operators
22. punctuation
23. syntax
24. variable
25. defined
26. input, processing, output
27. input
28. output
29. hierarchy chart
30. Hierarchy chart:
Starting Out with C++: From Control Structures through Objects, 9/e ©2018 Pearson Education
,31. Hierarchy chart:
32. Hierarchy chart:
Starting Out with C++: From Control Structures through Objects, 9/e ©2018 Pearson Education
, 33. 7
34. 28
35. 365
36. The error is that the program performs its math operation before the user has entered
values for the variables length and width.
Starting Out with C++: From Control Structures through Objects, 9/e ©2018 Pearson Education
