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






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






3. Pieces of data that are sent into a module






4. Used to write a single alternative decision structure






5. Has two possible paths of execution






6. Specifies variable's name and data type






7. A storage location in memory represented by a name






8. Repeats a specific number of times






9. Performs a specified task while a condition is true






10. A storage location in memory represented by a name






11. AND-OR-NOT






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






13. Statements execute in the order in which they appear






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






15. A group of statements that perform a specific task






16. Causes a set of statements to execute repeatedly






17. Performs an iteration before testing its condition






18. Storage locations in an array






19. Data that a program receives while it is running






20. A sequence of characters used as data






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






22. Performs a specified task while a condition is true






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






24. Variables that can hold a group of values of the same data type






25. The execution of the body of a loop






26. A group of statements that perform a specific task






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






28. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure






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






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






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






32. Sets a variable to a specified value






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






34. Pieces of data that are sent into a module






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






36. Statements execute in the order in which they appear






37. A special value that marks the end of a list of values






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






39. Provides only one alternate path of execution






40. Has two possible paths of execution






41. Performs an iteration before testing its condition






42. Procedures and subroutines and subprograms and methods and functions






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






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






45. Provides only one alternate path of execution






46. Data that a program receives while it is running






47. A loop that iterates until a condition is true






48. Another name for a repetition structure






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






50. A sequence of characters used as data