Program Development Cycle: Designing a Program
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What is the most crucial stage of the program development cycle?

  • Correcting syntax errors
  • Testing the program
  • Designing the program (correct)
  • Writing the code

    • How many key steps are involved in the process of designing a program?

  • Two (correct)
  • Three
  • Four
  • One

    • What is the primary goal of testing a program?

  • To design the program
  • To write the code
  • To correct logic errors (correct)
  • To correct syntax errors

    • What is the correct sequence of activities in the program development cycle?

    <p>Design the program, write the code, test the program</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary objective of correcting syntax errors?

    <p>To ensure the program is free of syntax errors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of a flowchart in a program?

    <p>To visualize the steps and logic of the program</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the title of the program described in the given flowchart?

    <p>Pay Calculating Program</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the output of the program described in the given flowchart?

    <p>The sum of two integer numbers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of pseudocode in programming?

    <p>To represent a program in a human-readable format</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the editor's name mentioned in the given text?

    <p>Nouf Almunyif</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of a float?

    <p>It contains one or more decimals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a float with a negative sign?

    <p>Negative float</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common term for a float?

    <p>Floating point number</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is not a characteristic of a float?

    <p>It must be a complex number</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a requirement for a float?

    <p>It must contain one or more decimals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three main steps a computer performs?

    <p>Receive input, perform some process, and produce output</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the print function?

    <p>To display output on the screen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a string in programming?

    <p>A sequence of characters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of comments in a program?

    <p>To provide notes for the programmer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a variable in programming?

    <p>A name that represents a value stored in memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the assignment operator?

    <p>=</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to values that are no longer referenced by variables?

    <p>They are removed by the garbage collection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a numeric literal?

    <p>A number written in a program</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the print function with multiple arguments?

    <p>To display multiple items separated by a space</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between int and float data types?

    <p>Int is for whole numbers, float is for real numbers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the exponent operator (** ) do in a calculation?

    <p>Raises a number to a power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of the expression 2 ** 3?

    <p>8</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the remainder operator (%) in a calculation?

    <p>Performs division and returns the remainder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the operation performed by the expression 10 % 3?

    <p>10 divided by 3 and returns the remainder</p> Signup and view all the answers

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