#5 Applications Generation

1. Which of these could be regarded as general purpose software?

• A. An application for accounts and tax affairs
• B. An application used by a GP to retrieve and view images of X-rays
• C. An application used by a tyre manufacturer to control robots that lift and test tyres
• D. A graphics package used by branding experts

2. Johann starts his own business selling large ceramic artworks and sales are starting to accelerate. Which of these concerns is going to be the least relevant if Johann seeks to procure a brand new IT system for recording orders and accounts in his new company?

• A Functionality
• B. User support
• C. Compatability
• D. Performance

3. What do utility programs do?

• A. They enable application software to run
• B. They perform the POST (power on self-test)
• C. They provide the user with useful prompts while using applications such as word processors to allow users to navigate and learn new programs
• D. They assist with maintaining smooth system performance and optimising the use of system resources

4. Which of these utility programs reorganises data and free space on the surface of a hard disk to optimise data access procedures?

• A. Compression tools
• B. Disk defragmenter
• C. Disk clean-up
• D. Archiving

5. Which of these is not done by a disk-formatting utility?

• A. Partitioning a disk drive into multiple logical drives
• B. Deleting data from a drive
• C. Managing data backups
• D. Organising a file system on the disk

6. Which of these applies to open source software?

• A. The licence typically allows the software to be used but not modified or redistributed
• B. It is developed in a collaborative manner with new versions and extensions emerging
• C. The copyright to the source code is protected and belongs to one company or individual
• D. Updates and support are provided in a centrally managed manner

7. Why is it necessary to use a translator such as a compiler or an interpreter when a high-level program is written?

• A. Different versions of programming languages exist so the computer has to translate a program back into an older version
• B. The program must be checked for errors before it can be run
• C. The translator has to generate source code so that it can be executed by the CPU
• D. Computers process instructions expressed in binary, but coding in binary is not feasible

8. Which of these is a false statement about assembly language?

• A. The assembly language produced by a translator does not depend on the CPU being used
• B. Assembly language and machine code are not the same thing
• C. One line of assembly language frequently translates into one line of machine code
• D. The instructions can move data between CPU registers

9. How does a compiler translate a program?

• A. The program is translated line by line and each translated line gets executed before proceeding to translate the next line
• B. A compiler is not a translator; it merely executes the program
• C. The program is translated as a whole
• D. A compiler translates assembly language into machine code

10. Which of these describes an interpreter?

• A. When a syntax error is encountered, the program halts
• B. When a syntax error is present in the middle of the program, none of the program will translate
• C. The individual lines of a program are all translated line by line and then the interpreter works through each of the translated lines and executes them
• D. An interpreter translates assembly language into machine code