Programming & Testing
Study your notes on Programming and Testing and Debugging before trying out this exercise.
- 1.
Programs written in a language like Java or Pascal need to be translated before the computer can execute (run) them.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 2.
Variables in the same scope should not have identical names.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 3.
The value in a variable cannot be changed while the program is running.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
The value in variables can change while a program is running, for example when the result of a calculation is placed in a variable.Rate this question:
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- 4.
A syntax error will not allow a program to run.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 5.
A run-time error occurs when
- A.
A programmer makes a syntax error
- B.
The program encounters an input or situation it is not designed to handle
Correct Answer
B. The program encounters an input or situation it is not designed to handle -
- 6.
An instruction that has a syntax error
- A.
Cannot be executed
- B.
Will be executed but gives the wrong result
- C.
Will be executed and will SOMETIMES give the wrong result
Correct Answer
A. Cannot be executed -
- 7.
If a program that is supposed to calculate and output the area of a window has an incorrect formula for finding the area, the error involved is known as a
- A.
Syntax error
- B.
Logical error
- C.
Run time error
Correct Answer
B. Logical error -
- 8.
Testing a program by working through it manually is known as
- A.
Dry run
- B.
Break point
- C.
Variable check
Correct Answer
A. Dry run -
- 9.
What is a trace table?
- A.
A table with a list of the errors in a program
- B.
A debugging tool that helps programmers detect when an error is occuring and why
- C.
A table that lists all the variables in a program
Correct Answer
B. A debugging tool that helps programmers detect when an error is occuring and why -
- 10.
When preparing test data to test a program one should use
- A.
Reasonable data
- B.
Unreasonable data
- C.
Both reasonable and unreasonable data
Correct Answer
C. Both reasonable and unreasonable data -
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