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Validating the results of a program is important to


A) correct runtime errors
B) make sure the program solves the original problem
C) create a model of the program
D) correct syntax error

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Application software refers to programs that make the computer useful to the user.

A) True
B) False

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A runtime error is usually the result of


A) a logical error
B) a syntax error
C) a compiler error
D) bad data

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is not part of the programming process?


A) defining and modeling the problem
B) entering code and compiling it
C) testing and debugging
D) All of these are parts of the programming process

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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One type of design tool used by programmers when creating a model of a program is


A) the ALU
B) byte code
C) syntax
D) pseudocode

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Encapsulation refers to the combining of data and code into a single object.

A) True
B) False

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Compiled byte code is also called source code.

A) True
B) False

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False

The two primary methods of programming in use today are


A) procedural and object-oriented
B) hardware and software
C) practical and theoretical
D) desktop and mobile

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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The central processing unit (CPU) consists of two parts which are


A) the input and output devices
B) the control unit and the arithmetic and logic unit (ALU)
C) the control unit and main memory
D) the arithmetic and logic unit (ALU) and main memory

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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The Java Virtual Machine is a program that reads Java byte code instructions and executes them as they are read.

A) True
B) False

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True

Logical errors are mistakes that cause the program to produce erroneous results.

A) True
B) False

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Key words are


A) symbols or words that perform operations on one or more operands
B) words or characters representing values that are defined by the programmer
C) the data names in your program
D) words that have a special meaning in the programming language

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Each byte is assigned a unique number known as an address.

A) True
B) False

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A(n) __________ is a software entity that contains data and procedures.


A) object
B) program
C) class
D) method

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Software refers to


A) programs
B) the physical components a computer is made of
C) firmware
D) data stored in RAM

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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A cross between human language and a programming language is called


A) a compiler
B) pseudocode
C) the Java Virtual Machine
D) the Java language

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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What is syntax?


A) the rules that must be followed when writing a program
B) the words that have a special meaning in the programming language
C) the symbols or words that perform operations in a program
D) the words or characters that are defined by the programmer

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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A(n) __________ is used to write computer programs.


A) pseudocode document
B) operating system
C) application
D) programming language

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Application software refers to


A) the programs that make the computer useful to the user
B) the operating system
C) key words
D) pseudocode

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Colons are used to indicate the end of a Java statement.

A) True
B) False

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