




Study with the several resources on Docsity
Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan
Prepare for your exams
Study with the several resources on Docsity
Earn points to download
Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan
Community
Ask the community for help and clear up your study doubts
Discover the best universities in your country according to Docsity users
Free resources
Download our free guides on studying techniques, anxiety management strategies, and thesis advice from Docsity tutors
D278 Exam Prep QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWER 2025/2026
Typology: Exams
1 / 8
This page cannot be seen from the preview
Don't miss anything!
What does a programmer do first to use an existing programming library? - ANSWER Include the library What relationship is common among a programming library's functions? - ANSWER Functions all relate to the same purpose. What is an advantage of using a programming library? - ANSWER The code has already been tested. Which language is dynamically typed? - ANSWER Python Which language is not built on object-oriented design principles? - ANSWER C A language substantially supports a programmer creating items like person, teacher, and students. Each item has internal data and some operations. Which characteristic describes that language? - ANSWER Object-oriented A programmer wants a compiler to report an error if an integer variable is assigned with a string.
Which type of language should the programmer use? - ANSWER Statically Typed A language uses tags around text to indicate how that text should be formatted. Which characteristic describes a language having such tags? - ANSWER Markup What is a characteristic of compiled language? - ANSWER Converts to machine language before running What is a characteristic of interpreted programs? - ANSWER They can be modified at run time Which characteristic specifically describes a markup language? - ANSWER Tags surround text to describe desired formatting Which characteristic specifically describes interpreted language? - ANSWER They can run on any machine having the right interpreter Which data type is used for items that are measured in length? - ANSWER Float What is the purpose of parentheses () in a programming expression? - ANSWER To group expressions
Which phase of a waterfall approach defines a program's goals? - ANSWER Analysis Hierarchical Debugging - ANSWER Dividing the statements into regions and inserts one debug output statements after each region What is a coding library? - ANSWER a set of pre-written functions that carry out common tasks, that programmers can use to improve productivity. Define Library Functions - ANSWER Functions that relate to the same purpose (i.e., teacher, student, grades) What is a characteristic of a Markup Language? - ANSWER Allows a developer to describe a document's content, formatting What is the main characteristic of Object-Oriented Language - ANSWER It supports decomposing programs into objects (C++, Java, Python, C#) What is the main characteristic of Interpreted/Scripting Language - ANSWER It runs sequential statements by another program called an interpreter (Python, Javascript)
What is the main characteristics of a Compiled Language? - ANSWER A program which is converted by a compiler into machine code which runs on particular machines (C++, Java) What is SDLC? - ANSWER The System Development Life Cycle is the development phases of programs What is the Waterfall Approach? - ANSWER A program built by carrying out each SDLC phase in sequence What are the four phases of SDLC? - ANSWER Analysis, Design, Implementation, and Testing What is the Agile (Spiral) Approach? - ANSWER A program built by doing small amounts of each SDLC phases in sequence, then repeating the process What does UML mean and what is its definiton? - ANSWER Univeral Modeling Language is a model for software design that uses different types of diagrams to visualize the structure and behavior of programs What are the three diagrams that UML consists of? - ANSWER A structure diagram, a behavioral diagram, a sequence diagram What is a structural diagram? - ANSWER it visualizes static elements of software, such as the types of variables and functions used in a program
SDLC - Define the Analysis Phase - ANSWER Defines a program's goals SDLC - Define the Design Phase - ANSWER Defines specifics of how to build a program SDLC - Define the Implementation Phase - ANSWER Involves writing the program SDLC - Define the Testing Phase - ANSWER Checks that the program correctly meets goals What is a popular Markup Language? - ANSWER HTML: describes texts, links, images, and other features What is a characteristic of Interpreted/Scripting Language - ANSWER Dynamically typed - changing variables What is an advantage of Interpreted/Scripting Language - ANSWER Runs on most machines with an interpreter What is a characteristics of a Compiled Language? - ANSWER Statically- typed - constant variable declaration
What is an advantage of a Compiled Language? - ANSWER Runs faster than interpreted language