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Software Development

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A type of maintenance used to add new features to a program






2. Translates and runs a high level language one line at a time






3. Test data which is within a range that the program should accept






4. A data type used to store more than one character






5. A type of maintenance used to fix errors in a program






6. A design notation using different shaped boxes and showing hierarchy






7. Revisiting or repeating steps in the SDP to improve the solution






8. First stage of the SDP concerned with gathering knowledge and understanding the problem






9. A text-based design notation using ordinary language to define a problem






10. The ability of software to cope with errors during execution without crashing






11. Allowing users other than the programmers to test the program






12. The process of finding and correcting errors in a program






13. A loop which is carried out a set number of times






14. Test data which is on the boundary of what is acceptable by the program






15. Does the program do what it was meant to do? This is one way to evaluate a program.






16. A stage of SDP that involves the planning of a solution to the problem






17. Variables defined only for use in one subprogram






18. Fixing bugs or mistakes which were not discovered at the testing stage






19. Used to find a target value in a full list






20. Converts high level code into machine code one line at a time and reports errors as they are found






21. A loop that repeats instructions until - or while - a condition is met eg - Repeat / Until X > 0






22. A programming instruction that returns out a numerical task - e.g. LENGTH or RND or DIV






23. Legally binding document defining the problem






24. A series of actions that you record and then replay to automate tasks.






25. Secting part of a string






26. NOT/OR?AND






27. A data type used to store a single character






28. A document that is produced at the end of the Analysis stage. It is a legal agreement between the client and developer






29. A visual representation of the program design such as a Flowchart or Structure Diagram






30. A type of test data that tests a program using expected values within the allowed range






31. An evaluation criterion that assesses if the software can be used on a computer other than the one on which it was designed






32. Software is evaluated for excessive resource use such as memory or backing storage






33. Writes code working to a software specification






34. A design notation using boxes linked by arrows showing data flow






35. Translates a high level language program into object code






36. A type of test data that tests the limits of the expected range of values






37. A loop contained within another loop






38. Types of data stored by a program including string and integer and real and single






39. Used to count how many times a value appears in a list






40. A data structure in which data items of the same type are grouped together






41. A data structure used to store a list of information of the same type






42. An evaluation criterion that determines how easy it is to maintain a program






43. A type of test data that tests a program for values outwith the expected range






44. Changing the software in response to changes in the client's hardware






45. The Beta testing stage of the SDP






46. Test data which should be rejected by the program under test conditions






47. Involves all the possible sets of test data and all of the program pathways






48. The movement of data between subprograms and implemented using parameters






49. Instructions that can be understood by the computer without the need for translation






50. Documentation that explains how to operate the software once it has been installed