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Unit 9: Software Development

5. Charles Babbage invented Notes
(a) ENIAC (b) Difference engine

(c) Electronic computer (d) Punched card
6. MS-DOS is the name of a/an
(a) Application software (b) Hardware

(c) System software (d) None of these
7. The retrieval of information from the computer is defined as
(a) Collection of data (b) Data retrieval operations

(c) Output (d) Data output collection

9.7 Review Questions

1. What is meant by readability of source code?

2. List the basic instructions which appear in programming languages.
3. How many types of paradigms are used in computer program? Explain them.
4. How programs are executed and stored?

5. What do you mean by software interfaces?
6. Explain the planning process.

7. What is meant by machine language?
8. What do you know about FORTRAN?
Answers for Self-Assessment Questions
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b)
6. (c) 7. (c)

9.8 Further Reading

Computing Fundamentals by Peter Norton

http://www.methodsandtools.com/archive/

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