Sample questions for a Dr. Tiernan’s PL class midterm

 

 

These three examples will NOT be on the test. They are just similar to questions I will ask.

 

Ex. 1. What was the importance of the development of symbolic labels?

 

 

Ex. 2. Write in your own words the distinction between a computer language and a programming language as these terms are defined by the author.

 

 

Ex. 3. Why is hierarchical structuring important to programming language development? Give your answer in three sentences or less.

 

 

The test is worth a total of 100 points. The value for each question is given either at the top of that section of questions or in curly braces to the right hand side of the question. There are extra credit questions at the end of the test worth an additional 10 points total.

 

You will be asked to write small programs in FORTRAN, Algol and Pascal.

 

The tests are usually OPEN BOOK, OPEN NOTES. (But no promises)

Old tests from previous PL classes:

Spring 05 Test 1 review
Spring 05 Test 1 as MS Word document
Spring 05 Final as MS Word document

Summer 05 Test 1 as MS Word document
Summer 05 Final as MS Word document