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Basic Programming Vocab

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1. Tests its condition before performing an iteration
iteration
function
pretest loop
control structure

2. Used to create complex Boolean expressions
count-controlled loop
string literal
module aliases
logical operator function

3. Procedures and subroutines and subprograms and methods and functions
module aliases
loop
single alternative decision structure
If-Then-Else statement

4. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure
If-Then-Else statement
arguments
Boolean expressions
parameter

5. Repeats a specific number of times
uninitialized variable
module
count-controlled loop
While loop

6. Has two possible paths of execution
loop
module
size declarator
dual alternative decision structure

7. Variables that can hold a group of values of the same data type
top-down design
count-controlled loop
Boolean expressions
array

8. Specifies variable's name and data type
variable
arguments
sentinel
variable declaration

9. The execution of the body of a loop
assignment statement
iteration
single alternative decision structure
control structure

10. Data generated and displayed by a program
output
single alternative decision structure
assignment statement
top-down design

11. Another name for a repetition structure
loop
string
count-controlled loop
logical operators

12. A string that appears in the actual code of a program
function
repetition structure
uninitialized variable
string literal

13. Procedures and subroutines and subprograms and methods and functions
module aliases
prompt
sentinel
control structure

14. A string that appears in the actual code of a program
string literal
top-down design
arguments
pretest loop

15. The process of converting an algorithm into a series of subtasks
top-down design
logical operator function
sequence structure
Boolean expressions

16. Uses a true/false condition to control the number of times that it repeats
condition-controlled loop
parameter
Do-Until loop
decision structure

17. AND-OR-NOT
hierarchy charts
count-controlled loop
prompt
logical operators

18. A storage location in memory represented by a name
prompt
sequence structure
variable
decision structure

19. Iterates a specific number of times
assignment statement
Do-While loop
count-controlled loop
variable

20. A special variable that receives an argument when a module is called
subscripts
module
logical operators
parameter

21. Has two possible paths of execution
count-controlled loop
pretest loop
If-Then-Else statement
dual alternative decision structure

22. Storage locations in an array
top-down design
decision structure
elements
size declarator

23. Expressions that can be evaluated as either True of False
dual alternative decision structure
Boolean expressions
subscripts
global variable

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

25. Statements execute in the order in which they appear
sequence structure
count-controlled loop
size declarator
loop

26. A group of statements that perform a specific task
array
loop
module
Boolean expressions

27. The process of converting an algorithm into a series of subtasks
top-down design
If-Then statement
For statement
iteration

28. A loop that iterates until a condition is true
loop
logical operator function
decision structure
Do-Until loop

29. Repeats a specific number of times
count-controlled loop
If-Then statement
decision structure
dual alternative decision structure

30. Expressions that can be evaluated as either True of False
count-controlled loop
Boolean expressions
global variable
pretest loop

31. A sequence of characters used as data
decision structure
string literal
string
While loop

32. Iterates a specific number of times
prompt
module
condition-controlled loop
count-controlled loop

33. A statement designed to initialize and test and increment a counter variable
For statement
string literal
dual alternative decision structure
top-down design

34. A graphical representation of modules connected in a way that illustrates their relationship to one another
condition-controlled loop
If-Then statement
hierarchy charts
variable

35. AND-OR-NOT
sequence structure
arguments
pretest loop
logical operators

36. Statements execute in the order in which they appear
sequence structure
If-Then-Else statement
input
string

37. Performs a specified task while a condition is true
sentinel
string literal
count-controlled loop
While loop

38. Specifies variable's name and data type
control structure
Boolean expressions
variable declaration
For statement

39. A message that asks the user to enter a specific value
variable declaration
string literal
prompt
logical operators

40. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure
iteration
global variable
If-Then-Else statement
Do-While loop

41. Functions that are built into the programming language
library functions
Boolean expressions
loop
single alternative decision structure

42. Used to create complex Boolean expressions
Do-Until loop
string literal
logical operator function
variable

43. Provides only one alternate path of execution
sequence structure
single alternative decision structure
prompt
For statement

44. A variable that is accessible to every module in a program
pretest loop
repetition structure
global variable
output

45. A message that asks the user to enter a specific value
input
condition-controlled loop
size declarator
prompt

46. Uses a true/false condition to control the number of times that it repeats
condition-controlled loop
repetition structure
uninitialized variable
uninitialized variable

47. A variable that is accessible to every module in a program
global variable
If-Then statement
Boolean expressions
parameter

48. Variable that has been declared but has not been assigned a value
uninitialized variable
count-controlled loop
string literal
pretest loop

49. Used to write a single alternative decision structure
If-Then statement
arguments
module
count-controlled loop

50. Sets a variable to a specified value
If-Then statement
assignment statement
Do-While loop
global variable