Problem 2
Fill in the blanks in each of the following sentences about the \(C++\) environment. a. \(C++\) programs are normally typed into a computer using a(n) _______ program. b, In a \(\mathrm{C}++\) system, \(\mathrm{a}(n)\)_______program executes before the compiler's translation phase begins. c. The _______ program combines the output of the compiler with various library functions to produce an executable image. d. The _______ program transfers the executable image of a \(\mathrm{C}++\) program from disk to memory.
Problem 4
Categorize each of the following items as either hardware or software: a. CPU b. \(C++\) compiler c. ALU d. \(C++\) preprocessor e. input unit f. an editor program
Problem 5
Why might you want to write a program in a machine-independent language instead of a machine-dependent language? Why might a machinedependent language be more appropriate for writing certain types of programs?
Problem 6
Fill in the blanks in each of the following statements: a. Which logical unit of the computer receives information from outside the computer for use by the computer? _______ b. The process of instructing the computer to solve specific problems is called _______ c. What type of computer language uses English-like abbreviations for machine- language instructions? _______ d. Which logical unit of the computer sends information that has already been processed by the computer to various devices so that the information may be used outside the computer? _______ e. Which logical unit of the computer retains information? _______ f. Which logical unit of the computer performs calculations? _______ g. Which logical unit of the computer makes logical decisions? _______ h. The level of computer language most convenient to the programmer for writing programs quickly and easily is _______ i. The only language that a computer directly understands is called that computer's _______ J. Which logical unit of the computer coordinates the activities of all the other logical units? _______
Problem 8
Distinguish between the terms fatal error and nonfatal error. Why might you prefer to experience a fatal error rather than a nonfatal error?
Problem 10
You are probably wearing on your wrist one of the world's most common types of objectsa watch. Discuss how each of the following terms and concepts applies to the notion of a watch: object, attributes, behaviors, class, inheritance (consider, for example, an alarm clock), abstraction, modeling, messages, encapsulation, interface, information hiding, data members and member functions.
