____ is where the compiler polishes and fine-tunes the translation so that it runs a little faster or occupies a little less memory.

A. Compilation
B. Generation
C. Optimization
D. Efficiency


Answer: C

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1. The first programmable machine was a mechanical calculator designed by Charles Babbage. 2. Ada Byron is generally acknowledged as the world’s first programmer, due to her work on Babbage’s Analytical Engine. 3. An electromagnetic relay is a mechanical switch that can be used to control the flow of electricity through a wire. 4. Vacuum tubes, as they have no moving parts, enable the switching of electrical signals at speeds far exceeding those of relays. 5. Although they were large and expensive by today’s standards, early computers such as the MARK I and ENIAC were comparable in performance (memory capacity and processing speed) to modern desktop computers.

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(Throwing the Result of a Conditional Expression) Throw the result of a conditional ex- pression that returns either a double or an int. Provide an int catch handler and a double catch handler. Show that only the double catch handler executes, regardless of whether the int or the double is returned.

What will be an ideal response?

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The _____ symbol is used for inserting parameter entities.

A. & B. % C. # D. !

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To ____ a photo, you bring a copy of the file from the storage location to the screen where you can make changes to the photo.

A. restore B. save C. open D. scan

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