CS Study Progress Pt.2

Front

A developer wants to take existing code written by another person and add some features specific to their needs. Which software licensing model allows them to make changes and publish their own version? Options: Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Proprietary, Subscription, Open-source

Back

Open-source

Front

A business user wants to retrieve data from a relational database. Which of the following would they use to get the data they need? Markup language, Compiled language, Query language, Interpreted language

Back

Query language

Front

Lynda, a programmer, is developing a Linux device driver in assembly language. Many device drivers are written in the C language. Which of the following is the BEST reason for using assembly language instead of C?

Back

Code written in assembly is more efficient and allows direct access to hardware.

Front

Computer programming is ________________

Back

Giving a computer precise instruction for what it should do

Front

Jessica, a programmer, has created specific statements, including conditional loops to accomplish a task. What has she created?

Back

Algorithm

Front

A programmer wants to create a visual representation of all the branching and sequencing for a program. Which of the following should the programmer use? Pseudocode, Algorithm, Flow chart, Function

Back

Flow chart

Front

Which of the following is true about containers?
A container is an identifier that is used to reference the user array.
A container is not relevant to this array example.
A container is only used to declare arrays.
A container cannot be used for string vectors.

Back

A container is an identifier that is used to reference the user array.

Front

After running the following pseudocode, what will the value of VARIABLE be? Set value of VARIABLE to 5. Increase the value of VARIABLE by 3. If the value of VARIABLE is odd, increase its value by 1. If the value of VARIABLE is even, increase the value by 1. If the value of VARIABLE is odd, increase its value by 1.

Back

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Front

What is the result of the following pseudocode when the value of currentDistance is 6?
declare hike 12
if currentDistance < hike
display "Keep going, you can do it!"
else if currentDistance >= hike
display "Great job, you made it!"
end

Back

Keep going, you can do it!

Front

Which database object is essentially questions that we can ask the database?

Back

Queries