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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. Data that a program receives while it is running






2. A storage location in memory represented by a name






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






4. Statements execute in the order in which they appear






5. Repeats a specific number of times






6. Performs an iteration before testing its condition






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






8. Used to create complex Boolean expressions






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






10. Has two possible paths of execution






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






12. A group of statements that perform a specific task






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






14. Has two possible paths of execution






15. A module that returns a value to the program






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






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






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






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






20. Procedures and subroutines and subprograms and methods and functions






21. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure






22. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure






23. Provides only one alternate path of execution






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






25. Storage locations in an array






26. Provides only one alternate path of execution






27. Tests its condition before performing an iteration






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






29. A loop that iterates until a condition is true






30. Causes a set of statements to execute repeatedly






31. Pieces of data that are sent into a module






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






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






34. Iterates a specific number of times






35. Pieces of data that are sent into a module






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






37. Data generated and displayed by a program






38. Sets a variable to a specified value






39. Repeats a specific number of times






40. Data that a program receives while it is running






41. Data generated and displayed by a program






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






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






44. Another name for a repetition structure






45. A storage location in memory represented by a name






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






47. A loop that iterates until a condition is true






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






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






50. The execution of the body of a loop