Applied Computing: Software Development Examination

What must students do with the insert from the centre of the book during reading time?

• Write their name on it

• Detach it

• Ignore it

• Submit it immediately

What happens when the target is greater than the middle element in the list according to the pseudocode?

• The search ends

• The high index is updated

• The low index is updated

• The mid index is updated

The type of algorithm shown in the pseudocode is a

• binary search.

• insertion sort.

• linear search.

• quick sort.

Which one of the following lists of numbers could have been used in this trace?

• 1, 8, 17, 23, 25, 27

• 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

• 8, 27, 1, 19, 17, 23, 21, 4, 13, 25

• 1, 4, 8, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27

In the algorithm provided, the statement ‘Else’ relates to which one of the following control structures?

• iteration

• selection

• a method

• a function

Within an application’s code base, comments can be used to describe the function of particular sections of code and support future maintenance of the application. How do programming languages differentiate between the code to be executed and comments that should be ignored?

• Comments are stored in a separate file to the code.

• Comments are only placed at the very start of the file containing the code.

• Comments commence with a symbol character or sequence of characters.

• Programming languages are intelligent enough to tell the difference between code and comments.

Considering the information above, which one of the following data structures would be most appropriate to use?

• a record

• an array of strings

• an array of integers

• an associative array

In which stage of the problem-solving methodology does collecting data to determine requirements take place?

• design

• analysis

• evaluation

• development

In analysing the needs of the new software, which data collection technique is Poh using?

• logs presented in a report

• an interview

• observation

• a survey

Given that Poh is looking to meet the needs of users from diverse cultural backgrounds, what type of constraint would this place on the development of the solution?

• legal

• social

• technical

• economic