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Basic Programming Vocab

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1. Procedures and subroutines and subprograms and methods and functions
single alternative decision structure
iteration
variable declaration
module aliases

2. A statement designed to initialize and test and increment a counter variable
For statement
assignment statement
iteration
string

3. Data generated and displayed by a program
global variable
arguments
output
count-controlled loop

4. AND-OR-NOT
condition-controlled loop
output
Do-While loop
logical operators

5. Statements execute in the order in which they appear
sequence structure
If-Then statement
Do-Until loop
prompt

6. Another name for a repetition structure
loop
top-down design
prompt
sequence structure

7. A variable that is accessible to every module in a program
condition-controlled loop
top-down design
While loop
global variable

8. Has two possible paths of execution
single alternative decision structure
prompt
logical operators
dual alternative decision structure

9. Used to write a single alternative decision structure
output
pretest loop
If-Then-Else statement
If-Then statement

10. A sequence of characters used as data
logical operator function
string
Do-Until loop
logical operator function

11. Performs an iteration before testing its condition
global variable
Do-While loop
size declarator
variable declaration

12. The identifying number assigned to each element in an array
subscripts
elements
If-Then statement
string literal

13. A group of statements that perform a specific task
uninitialized variable
arguments
global variable
module

14. A logical design that controls the order in which a group of statements execute
subscripts
logical operators
control structure
global variable

15. A string that appears in the actual code of a program
function
string literal
sentinel
uninitialized variable

16. A message that asks the user to enter a specific value
prompt
input
array
string

17. Tests its condition before performing an iteration
pretest loop
condition-controlled loop
variable declaration
uninitialized variable

18. Allows a program to perform actions only if certain conditions are met
loop
single alternative decision structure
iteration
decision structure

19. A sequence of characters used as data
arguments
condition-controlled loop
variable declaration
string

20. Specifies variable's name and data type
dual alternative decision structure
If-Then statement
string
variable declaration

21. A logical design that controls the order in which a group of statements execute
Do-While loop
condition-controlled loop
control structure
hierarchy charts

22. Iterates a specific number of times
uninitialized variable
string
count-controlled loop
top-down design

23. Used to create complex Boolean expressions
sentinel
logical operator function
dual alternative decision structure
If-Then-Else statement

24. Causes a set of statements to execute repeatedly
variable
count-controlled loop
size declarator
repetition structure

25. Causes a set of statements to execute repeatedly
decision structure
prompt
repetition structure
logical operator function

26. A message that asks the user to enter a specific value
While loop
array
If-Then-Else statement
prompt

27. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure
count-controlled loop
While loop
If-Then-Else statement
sequence structure

28. A special value that marks the end of a list of values
hierarchy charts
elements
sentinel
logical operators

29. Uses a true/false condition to control the number of times that it repeats
variable declaration
top-down design
condition-controlled loop
elements

30. Performs a specified task while a condition is true
parameter
While loop
output
hierarchy charts

31. Repeats a specific number of times
input
dual alternative decision structure
count-controlled loop
logical operator function

32. A special variable that receives an argument when a module is called
parameter
variable
If-Then statement
arguments

33. A storage location in memory represented by a name
variable
Do-While loop
If-Then-Else statement
top-down design

34. A variable that is accessible to every module in a program
global variable
iteration
string literal
dual alternative decision structure

35. Procedures and subroutines and subprograms and methods and functions
hierarchy charts
variable
module aliases
library functions

36. Used to create complex Boolean expressions
While loop
function
module
logical operator function

37. Variable that has been declared but has not been assigned a value
arguments
uninitialized variable
function
loop

38. Uses a true/false condition to control the number of times that it repeats
uninitialized variable
condition-controlled loop
array
Do-While loop

39. Statements execute in the order in which they appear
sequence structure
For statement
control structure
string literal

40. Provides only one alternate path of execution
pretest loop
variable
string
single alternative decision structure

41. A module that returns a value to the program
module aliases
If-Then-Else statement
logical operator function
function

42. A storage location in memory represented by a name
sentinel
Do-While loop
variable
control structure

43. Allows a program to perform actions only if certain conditions are met
variable declaration
decision structure
If-Then statement
arguments

44. Expressions that can be evaluated as either True of False
Boolean expressions
iteration
variable declaration
condition-controlled loop

45. Pieces of data that are sent into a module
string
arguments
prompt
loop

46. Pieces of data that are sent into a module
arguments
While loop
variable
dual alternative decision structure

47. A string that appears in the actual code of a program
For statement
string literal
sequence structure
function

48. A loop that iterates until a condition is true
Do-Until loop
string literal
module aliases
condition-controlled loop

49. Another name for a repetition structure
loop
control structure
If-Then statement
iteration

50. A special variable that receives an argument when a module is called
elements
prompt
parameter
string literal