WJEC 1.7 Software Engineering

Some features of an IDE might include...

• A debugging tool

• Drag-and-drop GUI creation

• Syntax highlighting

• Automatic indentation

• Text editor

Software Development Environments are also known as an?

• IDE

• ABC

• BDD

• BFG

Which of these are features of a Integrated Development Environment?

• Syntax Highlighting

• Virus Scanning

• Automatic Formatting

• Automatic Colour Coding

A program which helps locate, identify and rectify errors in a program

• Loader

• Debugger

• Linker

• Trace

A facility which displays the order in which the lines of a program are executed, and possibly the values of variables as the program is being run

• Loader

• Debugger

• Linker

• Trace

Which IDE tool allows a programmer to enter, format and edit source code.

• Linker

• Compiler

• Interpreter

• Editor

Which IDE tool displays the current value of any variable?

• A variable count

• A variable value

• A variable watch

• A variable location box

Modern IDEs assist programmers by:

• Automatically completing code
• Writing programs for the user
• Stopping any errors from being produced
• Removing the need to write any code at all

When the program code is executed one line at a time.

• Debugger
• Variable watch
• Trace
• Single stepping

A facility which interrupts a program on a specific line of code, allowing the programmer to compare the values of variables against expected values.

• Debugger
• Variable watch
• Trace
• Break point