Chapter 11 Projects

Computer Languages
Select a computer language. Use your library or Internet resources such as www.yahoo.com/Computers/ to research the language, then answer the following questions:

1. Is it a procedural or a declarative language?
2. Is it a high-level or a low-level language?
3. Is it a compiled language or an interpreted language?
4. Is it an object-oriented language?
5. Is it an event-driven language?
6. When was the language developed?
7. For what purpose was the language developed?
8. Who developed the language?
9. Is the language typically used on micro, mini, or mainframe computers?

Grading Computer Literacy Exams
Assume that your school has a computer literacy exam and that students must pass this exam before they can graduate. Scores on the exams can be between 0 and 100. A student must score at least 70 to pass the test. Marsha Murray in the testing office has a list of students and scores for the exam given in December. Write the specification for a program that would allow Marsha to input student names and scores, analyze each score to see if the student passed, and print out a list of student names, scores, and "Passed" or "Failed." Also write pseudocode to express the algorithm.