Chapter 6 Review

A compiler translates high-level code to machine instructions.

To circumvent typical sequential execution, programming languages have control structures.

Aggregate data structures combine multiple disparate pieces of data.

Function calls require keeping track of where the flow of execution was prior to the call.

A for loop is guaranteed to run at least once.

An assembler is a lot like a compiler.

Fortunately, syntax between all the different languages is the same.

Our next test is Friday.

A constructor is a technology that is mostly (but not exclusively) used for writing woodworking applications.

Arrays were created to implement ray-tracing technology.

Assignment statements are a peculiarity of Java and Python.

To properly prepare for Wednesday's test, I should probably read Chapter 6.

Assembler produces assembly language.

There are multiple languages that start with the letter C.

Some programming languages use "private" and "public" to set access levels for different portions of code.

It is impossible to implement true concurrency with just a single-core chip.

A switch/case statement is a type of loop.

Commenting, a technology introduced in Java, has fallen out of favor because it has no effect on actual execution.

Python/Java variables are an abstraction.

Object-oriented programming has actions called "methods".

Apparently, the compilation process has multiple steps.

Passing by reference is an alternative to passing by value.

One of the main reasons for inheritance is code reuse.

All programming languages require you to specify a variable's datatype.

Modern programming languages get further and further away from the hardware.

Early programmers built software without high-level languages.

The first index into an array is typically 1.

There are a lot of different high-level programming languages

Most programming languages share similar concepts.

When we pass by value, we must be careful not to modify the parameter because caller will need it.