Midterm COP200

A(n) ____________ is a set of instructions that the computer follows to solve a problem.

• Program

• Compiler

• Operator

• Linker

• None of these

The name for a memory location that may hold data is:

• Key word

• Syntax

• Operator

• Variable

• None of these

Software engineering is a field that encompasses designing, writing, testing, debugging,
documenting, modifying, and maintaining computer programs.

• True

• False

A CPU really only understands instructions that are written in machine language.

• True

• False

Programmer-defined names of memory locations that may hold data are:

• Operator

• Syntax

• Operands

• Variables

• None of these

This is a set of rules that must be followed when constructing a program.

• Operators

• Syntax

• Portability

• Punctuation

• Key words

The statements written by the programmer are called:

• Runtime libraries

• Syntax

• None of these

• Object code

• Source code

The preprocessor executes after the compiler.

• True

• False

During which stage does the central processing unit retrieve from main memory the next
instruction in the sequence of program instructions?

• execute

• fetch

• decode

• portability stage

Even when there is no power to the computer, data can be held in:
Answers:
A. The Output Device
B. None of these
C. Secondary storage
D. The Input Device
E. The Algorithm

• The output device

• none of these

• secondary storage

• the input device

• the algorithm