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






2. Sets a variable to a specified value






3. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure






4. Iterates a specific number of times






5. Statements execute in the order in which they appear






6. Data that a program receives while it is running






7. Causes a set of statements to execute repeatedly






8. Repeats a specific number of times






9. Repeats a specific number of times






10. Pieces of data that are sent into a module






11. Iterates a specific number of times






12. Has two possible paths of execution






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






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






15. Another name for a repetition structure






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






17. Performs a specified task while a condition is true






18. Storage locations in an array






19. A loop that iterates until a condition is true






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






21. Procedures and subroutines and subprograms and methods and functions






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






23. A sequence of characters used as data






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






25. A module that returns a value to the program






26. Tests its condition before performing an iteration






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






28. Used to write a single alternative decision structure






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






30. Provides only one alternate path of execution






31. AND-OR-NOT






32. A storage location in memory represented by a name






33. Performs a specified task while a condition is true






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






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






36. Procedures and subroutines and subprograms and methods and functions






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






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






39. A loop that iterates until a condition is true






40. Statements execute in the order in which they appear






41. Data generated and displayed by a program






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






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






44. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure






45. Provides only one alternate path of execution






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






47. A storage location in memory represented by a name






48. Sets a variable to a specified value






49. A group of statements that perform a specific task






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