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Basic Programming Vocab

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Iterates a specific number of times






2. Allows a program to perform actions only if certain conditions are met






3. A module that returns a value to the program






4. Performs a specified task while a condition is true






5. Provides only one alternate path of execution






6. Causes a set of statements to execute repeatedly






7. Variable that has been declared but has not been assigned a value






8. Repeats a specific number of times






9. Statements execute in the order in which they appear






10. Allows a program to perform actions only if certain conditions are met






11. Expressions that can be evaluated as either True of False






12. A loop that iterates until a condition is true






13. Used to write a single alternative decision structure






14. A string that appears in the actual code of a program






15. A group of statements that perform a specific task






16. Specifies variable's name and data type






17. Specifies the number of values that an array can hold






18. Data that a program receives while it is running






19. Provides only one alternate path of execution






20. Another name for a repetition structure






21. Sets a variable to a specified value






22. Data generated and displayed by a program






23. The execution of the body of a loop






24. Data that a program receives while it is running






25. A sequence of characters used as data






26. Sets a variable to a specified value






27. Specifies variable's name and data type






28. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure






29. Has two possible paths of execution






30. A variable that is accessible to every module in a program






31. A group of statements that perform a specific task






32. Uses a true/false condition to control the number of times that it repeats






33. Causes a set of statements to execute repeatedly






34. A logical design that controls the order in which a group of statements execute






35. The identifying number assigned to each element in an array






36. A string that appears in the actual code of a program






37. Tests its condition before performing an iteration






38. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure






39. A loop that iterates until a condition is true






40. A graphical representation of modules connected in a way that illustrates their relationship to one another






41. The process of converting an algorithm into a series of subtasks






42. Expressions that can be evaluated as either True of False






43. Procedures and subroutines and subprograms and methods and functions






44. Has two possible paths of execution






45. A message that asks the user to enter a specific value






46. A statement designed to initialize and test and increment a counter variable






47. A storage location in memory represented by a name






48. A special variable that receives an argument when a module is called






49. A storage location in memory represented by a name






50. Used to create complex Boolean expressions