Task 15. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. You may have to change some words slightly

compilation, compiler, compile, compiled

1. It took weeks __________ the new customer database.

2. A source program cannot be directly processed by the computer until it has been __________.

3. If the errors are removed and the program re-run, the process of __________ starts all over again, but this time the __________ program will be executed.

4. A computer needs its own __________ for the various high-level languages if it is expected to accept programs written in those languages.

program, programmer, programming, programmable

1. The __________ CD-player allows the user to change the order tracks are played in.

2. She __________ the VCR to come on at eight.

3. Most computer __________ make a plan of the program before they write it. This plan is called a flowchart.

4. It is unusual for a __________ to work correctly the first time it is tested.

bug, debug, debugger debugging

1. The best compilers usually include an integrated __________ which detects syntax errors.

2. New programs need __________ to make them work properly.

3. Once you have written your program you have to test it with sample data to see if there are any __________ or errors.

instruction, instruct, instructed, instructor

1. The next step is to design an algorithm, which is a step-by-step plan of __________ used to solve the problem.

2. We have been __________ that a decision will not be made before the end of the week.

3. Our maths __________ explained to us the principles of binary arithmetic.