This is a multiple choice quiz
Answer the questions below, when you are done, please submit the form.
NAME:
Question #1: The smallest usable unit of data such as a letter, numer or special symbol is called a:
bit
character
address
variable
Question #2: True or False: inv Ans + 20 is a valid memory variable
true
false
Question #3: You want to keep the social security number, name, job code and pay rate for your employees. What is the data hierarchy name for each of these data items?
field
file
record
character
Question #4: Looking at the data in the problem above: you want to store all of the information about a specific employee together. What is the data hierarchy name for storing these fields together as a unit?
field
file
record
character
Question #5: Looking at the data in the problem above: you want to store all of the information about all of employees in your company together. What is the data hierarchy name for storing your employee data.
field
file
record
character
Question #6: True or False: In most languages you can code a calculation in either of the following ways:
ansWork = numIn -15
numIn - 15 = ansWork
true
false
Question #7: Errors in the use of the programmng language such as word usage and grammer are called ____________ errors?
logic
data
development
syntax
Question #8: Common tool(s) for planning the logic involved in developing a solution to a programming problem.
flowchart
compilar
pseudocode
both flowchart and pseudocode
Question #9: Data that is stored in locations in memory are called ______________ ? An example would be storing the result of a calculation in memory.
alpha
instructions
variables
both instructions and variables
Question #10: The program that is actually run or executed is the ________________ program.
source
object
machine language
both object and machine language apply
Question #11: The software that translates a program into machine language is _______________ ?
compiler
interpreter
executer
both compiler and interpreter apply
Question #12: When you test a machine language program with data, you are looking for _______ errors?
syntax
logic
compilar
both syntax and logic
Question #13: A database is made up of a group of ______________ that hold the collection of data. For example, their might be one holding inventory information and one holding payroll information.
tables
columns
variables
none of the above
Question #14: Calculating an answer and storing it to a named memory location is using ____________ ?
equal
compiling
assignment
calculation
Question #15: True or False: You cannot execute a program to produce output if it has syntax errors.
true
false