WorksheetsSoftware Design and Development Quick Quiz 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
1. Claiming source code written by somebody else is your own work is an example of which of the following?
Copyright infringement
Reverse engineering
Plagiarism
Software piracy
What is the value of a and b after the following statements execute?
a=10
b=a/5
a=a*b
b=a/b
a=a/b
a=10, b=10
a=20, b=10
a=10, b=2
a=2, b=10
Which system modelling tool best describes the hierarchy of subroutines and the sequence in which they are executed?
Dataflow diagram
System flowcharts
IPO diagrams
Structure charts
An existing software application is purchased and customised to suit the specific needs of an organisation. Which term best describes the resulting software application?
CASE tool
Open source
COTS package
RAD application
During execution of machine code instructions where is the address of the next instruction held?
Accumulator
Control unit
Program counter
RAM
A recently written compiled application is running until the message "arithmetic overflow" is displayed and execution stops. Which of the following is most likely?
The program has encountered a syntax error which incorrectly caused a large computation to fail.
A logic error has caused a numeric variable to exceed its range and hence a run time error has been generated which in turn halts execution.
The system has likely run out of RAM during a large or complex calculation. This has caused a run time error which means execution cannot continue.
The user has likely entered a number outside the bounds of the variable's data type. As the variable is unable to store this value the system has generated a runtime error.
Which sorting strategy compares adjoining items and swaps them if they are out of order?
Bubble
Insertion
Selection
All sorts
A computerised testing application is being developed. For one type of question the user must select all the correct answers from a total of 5 possible answers.
Which screen element would be best to use for this type of question?
Checkboxes
Radio Buttons
Command buttions
List box
A program halts whilst executing with a syntax error message. What type of translator is being used?
Compiler
Assembler
Interpreter
Virtual machine
What is shown on context diagrams?
The movement of data between processes.
The movement of data into and information out of a system.
The order in which processes occur in a system.
The nature of data structures used by processes within the system.
