MEETING FOUR ASSIGNMENT

What is hardware in a computer?

• The programs used in a system
• The virtual part of a computer
• The physical parts of a computer
• The programming logic

Answer explanation

Hardware refers to physical devices such as metal, plastic, etc.

Software is created by a process called…

• Assembling
• Configuring
• Programming
• Operating

Answer explanation

Programming is the process of creating software.

Programming is also known as…

• Debugging
• Coding
• Decoding
• Testing

Answer explanation

The term 'coding' is a synonym for programming.

What is the actual form of instructions for the computer?

• Source file
• Text line
• Binary code
• Source code

Answer explanation

Source code is the actual code written by the programmer.

The process of changing source code into a binary file is called…

• Decoding
• Execution
• Compilation
• Installation

Answer explanation

Compilation turns source code into an executable binary.

The tool used for compilation is called…

• Assembler
• Debugger
• Tester
• Compiler

Answer explanation

Compiler is used to compile code.

What happens if there's an error in the code during compilation?

• It skips the error
• It continues compiling
• It crashes
• It cannot transform into binary

Answer explanation

Code with errors can't be compiled into binary.

The action of finding and fixing code errors is called…

• Decoding
• Compiling
• Debugging
• Executing

Answer explanation

Debugging involves identifying and fixing errors.

The tool used to debug code is called…

• Compiler
• Debugger
• Validator
• Cleaner

Answer explanation

Debugger helps in debugging.

The result of the programming process is a…

• Text file
• Source file
• Binary file
• Log file

Answer explanation

After compilation and debugging, the result is a binary file.