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Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)

publish date: 2026/06/12 23:48:10.001865 UTC

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Which of the following correctly describes what an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is and how it works?

A single programming language with built-in debugging capabilities

A testing framework that automatically generates unit tests from source code

A hardware device that accelerates software compilation

A set of software tools that supports different aspects of software development within a common framework and user interface, providing data management and integration mechanisms so tools can work together

Correct Answer

Explanation

An IDE is a set of software tools that supports different aspects of software development within a common framework and user interface. It is a general-purpose framework for hosting software tools that provides data management facilities for software being developed and integration mechanisms that allow tools to work together. A well-known example is Eclipse, which uses a plug-in architecture to support different programming languages and application domains.

Reference

Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 10th edition

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