CompTIA ITF+ Software Development Concepts Questions and Answers

Question 1

A developer is creating a plan for a new application's logic before writing any actual code in a specific programming language.
The developer uses a simplified, English-like notation to outline the steps of the algorithm.
Which of the following is being used?

Accepted Answer

Pseudocode

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A flowchart

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A compiler

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An interpreter

Question 2

A programmer writes a script in a language that is translated and executed line-by-line by another program every time the script is run. Which category of programming language is being used?

Accepted Answer

Interpreted language

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Compiled language

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Markup language

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Query language

Question 3

Which of the following fundamental programming logic structures is used to execute a block of code only if a specific condition is true?

Accepted Answer

Selection (Conditional)

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Sequence

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Loop (Iteration)

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Variable

Question 4

A software development team is working on a large, complex project with well-defined requirements that are unlikely to change. They decide to use a development model where each phase must be fully completed before the next begins. Which software development model does this scenario describe?

Accepted Answer

Waterfall

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Agile

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Spiral

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Iterative

Question 5

In object-oriented programming, what is the concept of bundling data (attributes) and the methods (functions) that operate on that data into a single unit or 'object'?

Accepted Answer

Encapsulation

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Inheritance

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Polymorphism

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Abstraction

Question 6

A developer needs to repeat a specific set of instructions exactly 100 times. Which programming logic structure would be the most efficient way to accomplish this?

Accepted Answer

A loop structure

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A sequence structure

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A selection structure

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An object