Software Programs
Mini programs in Excel or Word that you use to complete repetitive tasks is called what?
Macro
The database programming language SQL stands for what?
Structured Query Language
A ___________ includes data, people, procedures, hardware, and software working together to achieve a common goal.
Information System
The process of translating a task into a series of commands that a computer will use to perform that task is what?
Programming
This programming language category represents the actual machine language (1s and 0s) that the CPU understands.
First Generation (1GL)
_____ is a small model of a program built at the beginning of a project to demonstrate what the final product will do.
Prototype
What is a type of "code" used to create instructions for the CPU to follow?
Programming language
Once tested internally, software is released to the public for testing as this type of release.
Beta release
A text-based approach to describing what an algorithm does is what?
Pseudocode
This programming language category uses symbols and commands to help programmers tell the computer what to do.
Third Generation (3GL)
________ is the capability to move a software program easily from one type of computer to another.
Portability
________ is the instructions programmers have written in a higher-level language.
Source code
When the general public finds errors or bugs in software, fixes are provided as what?
Service packs
Visual representation of the behaviors and decisions of the algorithm is what?
Flow chart
This programming language category represents database query languages and report generators (ex SQL).
Fourth Generation (4GL)
_______ is internal information about a program that describes it's development and technical details.
Documentation
This process changes a programming language into binary (0s and 1s) that the computer can understand.
Compilation
The process of running the program over and over to find and repair errors is known as what?
Debugging
_____ defines real life objects as classes with data and methods.
Object-oriented analysis
or
Object-oriented programming
This programming language category is used with A.I.
Fifth Generation (5GL)
________ is a developmental tool that helps programmers write and test their programs.
Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
Name two of the five programming language data types.
string (text data)
integer (number)
boolean (true or false)
float (decimal numbers)
char (a single character)
Once the developer is done testing the software, ______ occurs next.
Internal testing
List three of the six steps in the Software Development Life Cycle?
Problem Identification
Analysis
Design
Development
Testing
Maintenance
This programming language category has short, English-like commands that speak directly to the CPU and hardware resources.
Second-generation language (2GL)