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Software Development
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Subject
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it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A data type used to store numbers with a decimal point
Integer
Real
Module
Concatenation
2. How easy it is for your program to be read by anyone else
Data Flow
Logical Operator
Bottom-up Design
Readability
3. An evaluation criterion that assesses if the software can be used on a computer other than the one on which it was designed
Fixed Loops
Analysis
Translation
Portability
4. Secting part of a string
Substrings
Integer
Concatenation
Readability
5. Variables defined only for use in one subprogram
Normal
Fixed Loop
Local Variable
Program Specification
6. Used to enter and edit high level language code
Readability
Text Editor
Translation
Fit for Purpose
7. When a program is divided into smallers sections called subprograms
Modularity
Local Variable
Bottom-up Design
Macro
8. Writes code working to a software specification
Graphical Design Notation
Field Testing
Translation
Programmer
9. Interviews company personnel and observes current procedures looking for ways to improve the system
Corrective
Compiler
Maintainability
Systems Analyst
10. Pre-defined and tested subprograms which speed up the SDP
Fixed Loops
Corrective Maintenance
Comprehensive Testing
Module
11. Documentation designed for technical personnel that explains how to install software
Adaptive
Machine Code
Counting Occurrences
Technical Guide
12. Involves all the possible sets of test data and all of the program pathways
Extreme
Design Notation
Exhaustive Testing
Programmer
13. Breaks each step down as far as possible until each step can be turned into a line of code
Extreme Test Data
Fixed Loops
Stepwise Refinement
Text Editor
14. The process of finding and correcting errors in a program
Readability
Debugging
Efficiency
Compiler
15. A data type used to store whole numbers
Compiler
Field Testing
Integer
Real
16. A data structure in which data items of the same type are grouped together
Variable
Array
Extreme Test Data
Concatenation
17. Changing the software in response to changes in the client's hardware
Adaptive Maintenance
Exceptional
Analysis
Char
18. A type of maintenance used to fix errors in a program
Corrective
High Level Langauge
Substrings
Debugging
19. A loop contained within another loop
Nested Loop
Pre-defined Function
Documentation
Psuedocode
20. A design notation using boxes linked by arrows showing data flow
Translation
Flow Chart
Perfective
Input Validation
21. A data type used to store a single character
Substrings
Char
Normal Test Data
Software Specificiation
22. Software is evaluated for excessive resource use such as memory or backing storage
Extreme Test Data
Comprehensive Testing
Efficiency
Systems Analyst
23. A design notation using different shaped boxes and showing hierarchy
Structure Diagram
Project Manager
Counting Occurrences
Exceptional Test Data
24. The movement of data between subprograms and implemented using parameters
Data Flow
Fixed Loop
Adaptive Maintenance
Integer
25. A document that is produced at the end of the Analysis stage. It is a legal agreement between the client and developer
Programmer
Nested Loop
Program Specification
Perfective Maintenance
26. High Level Code is converted into Machine Code
Translation
Char
Interpreter
Design
27. Fixing bugs or mistakes which were not discovered at the testing stage
Corrective Maintenance
Machine Code
Variable
Substrings
28. Translates a high level language program into object code
Compiler
Exceptional
Data Flow
Documentation
29. Joining strings together
Concatenation
String
Design Notation
Reliability
30. Does the program do what it was meant to do? This is one way to evaluate a program.
Design Notation
Compiler
Fit for Purpose
Perfective Maintenance
31. A stage of the SDP where a user guide and technical guide are produced
Documentation
Maintainability
Normal
Analysis
32. A type of maintenance used when a program needs to be updated to run on new hardware or software
Machine Code
Adaptive
Local Variable
Extreme Test Data
33. A type of test data that tests a program for values outwith the expected range
Iteration
Exceptional
Real
Compiler
34. A loop that repeats instructions a set number of times eg - Loop 12 times
Debugging
Fixed Loop
Acceptance Testing
Documentation
35. A type of maintenance used to add new features to a program
Perfective
Real
Graphical Design Notation
Comprehensive Testing
36. Test data which is within a range that the program should accept
Normal Test Data
Nested Loop
Readability
Design
37. A programming instruction that returns out a numerical task - e.g. LENGTH or RND or DIV
Software Specificiation
Maintainability
Char
Pre-defined Function
38. Revisiting or repeating steps in the SDP to improve the solution
Systems Analyst
Technical Guide
Iteration
Variable
39. Test data which should be rejected by the program under test conditions
Fixed Loops
Exceptional Test Data
Perfective
Extreme Test Data
40. A stage of SDP that involves the planning of a solution to the problem
Corrective Maintenance
Design
Exhaustive Testing
Adaptive
41. An evaluation criterion that determines how easy it is to maintain a program
Maintainability
Graphical Design Notation
Exhaustive Testing
Integer
42. Testing programs as thoroughly as possible
Portability
Readability
Comprehensive Testing
Real
43. Translates and runs a high level language one line at a time
Module
Text Editor
Extreme
Interpreter
44. First stage of the SDP concerned with gathering knowledge and understanding the problem
Readability
Analysis
Variable
Exhaustive Testing
45. A programmung language that uses english like statements. Must be translated into machine code
High Level Langauge
Pseudocode
Analysis
Perfective
46. Converts high level code into machine code in a single operation and reports all errors at the end
Design
Compiler
String
Psuedocode
47. The ability of software to cope with errors during execution without crashing
Reliability
Robustness
Normal Test Data
Machine Code
48. A way of describing the design of a program eg. pseudocode or structure diagram
Data Types
Psuedocode
Reliability
Design Notation
49. A data type used to store more than one character
Array
Corrective Maintenance
String
Translation
50. Legally binding document defining the problem
Field Testing
Extreme
Software Specificiation
Text Editor