IDEs

What is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE)?

• A web development tool

• A programming language

• A type of computer hardware

• A software application used to write computer program code

Which feature of an IDE allows users to write code?

• Form designer

• Syntax highlighter

• Code editor

• Debugger

What does a debugger in an IDE help with?

• Identifying and fixing errors

• Translating code into machine language

• Highlighting syntax

• Designing user interfaces

What is the purpose of a translator in an IDE?

• To highlight syntax

• To debug programs

• To design forms

• To translate high-level language into machine code

What feature provides colour coding in an IDE's code editor?

• Auto documentation

• Syntax highlighter

• Form designer

• Debugger

Which IDE feature provides available options as the programmer enters code?

• Auto documentation

• Syntax highlighter

• Auto completion

• Form designer

What is the primary function of an IDE?

• To serve as a database management system

• To manage computer networks

• To provide a platform for email communication

• To assist in software development

Which of the following is not a feature typically found in an IDE?

• Spell Check

• Syntax highlighter

• Debugger

• Code editor

IDEs allow ​ (a)   to be added to code. When ​ (b)   code the IDE will ​ (c)   at these lines.

• breakpoints
• debugging
• pause
• skip
• crash

​ (a)   allows code to be run ​ (b)   . This is useful when debugging as ​ (c)   can see more easily where errors occur.

• Stepping
• developers
• Users
• line-by-line
• more quickly