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Basic Programming Vocab

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A message that asks the user to enter a specific value
variable declaration
prompt
module aliases
size declarator

2. The identifying number assigned to each element in an array
arguments
subscripts
count-controlled loop
string literal

3. Variables that can hold a group of values of the same data type
variable declaration
loop
array
Do-While loop

4. Performs a specified task while a condition is true
If-Then-Else statement
condition-controlled loop
While loop
size declarator

5. AND-OR-NOT
logical operators
output
If-Then-Else statement
global variable

6. Repeats a specific number of times
count-controlled loop
hierarchy charts
arguments
sequence structure

7. Performs an iteration before testing its condition
Do-While loop
parameter
If-Then statement
library functions

8. The execution of the body of a loop
logical operator function
decision structure
string
iteration

9. Uses a true/false condition to control the number of times that it repeats
condition-controlled loop
input
prompt
input

10. A storage location in memory represented by a name
library functions
module aliases
control structure
variable

11. Storage locations in an array
logical operator function
single alternative decision structure
global variable
elements

12. Uses a true/false condition to control the number of times that it repeats
variable
input
condition-controlled loop
While loop

13. A loop that iterates until a condition is true
Do-Until loop
parameter
top-down design
repetition structure

14. Allows a program to perform actions only if certain conditions are met
Do-Until loop
control structure
function
decision structure

15. Variable that has been declared but has not been assigned a value
condition-controlled loop
uninitialized variable
iteration
If-Then statement

16. A message that asks the user to enter a specific value
parameter
arguments
prompt
pretest loop

17. Another name for a repetition structure
If-Then statement
input
loop
count-controlled loop

18. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure
loop
If-Then-Else statement
subscripts
If-Then statement

19. Has two possible paths of execution
dual alternative decision structure
string literal
module aliases
While loop

20. Statements execute in the order in which they appear
For statement
string literal
sequence structure
arguments

21. Tests its condition before performing an iteration
pretest loop
For statement
prompt
sequence structure

22. Tests its condition before performing an iteration
logical operators
assignment statement
pretest loop
single alternative decision structure

23. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure
If-Then-Else statement
logical operator function
logical operators
elements

24. The execution of the body of a loop
Boolean expressions
sequence structure
While loop
iteration

25. Used to write a single alternative decision structure
If-Then statement
loop
input
sequence structure

26. A variable that is accessible to every module in a program
global variable
If-Then-Else statement
logical operators
sequence structure

27. Provides only one alternate path of execution
module aliases
array
For statement
single alternative decision structure

28. Used to create complex Boolean expressions
output
logical operator function
subscripts
library functions

29. Performs an iteration before testing its condition
input
Do-While loop
string
global variable

30. Causes a set of statements to execute repeatedly
repetition structure
For statement
pretest loop
assignment statement

31. Provides only one alternate path of execution
input
Boolean expressions
uninitialized variable
single alternative decision structure

32. Performs a specified task while a condition is true
decision structure
While loop
size declarator
variable

33. Pieces of data that are sent into a module
uninitialized variable
string literal
arguments
dual alternative decision structure

34. AND-OR-NOT
arguments
logical operators
subscripts
hierarchy charts

35. Data generated and displayed by a program
module aliases
variable declaration
output
single alternative decision structure

36. The process of converting an algorithm into a series of subtasks
top-down design
Boolean expressions
Do-While loop
While loop

37. Another name for a repetition structure
loop
logical operators
Do-While loop
module aliases

38. A group of statements that perform a specific task
sequence structure
module
pretest loop
decision structure

39. A statement designed to initialize and test and increment a counter variable
Boolean expressions
Do-While loop
string
For statement

40. A sequence of characters used as data
module aliases
count-controlled loop
string
control structure

41. Used to create complex Boolean expressions
input
count-controlled loop
logical operator function
dual alternative decision structure

42. Data that a program receives while it is running
input
count-controlled loop
module
size declarator

43. A sequence of characters used as data
output
iteration
string
logical operator function

44. Variable that has been declared but has not been assigned a value
If-Then statement
pretest loop
uninitialized variable
variable declaration

45. A loop that iterates until a condition is true
Do-Until loop
variable
global variable
uninitialized variable

46. A variable that is accessible to every module in a program
global variable
output
logical operators
Boolean expressions

47. Iterates a specific number of times
count-controlled loop
pretest loop
sequence structure
While loop

48. A module that returns a value to the program
If-Then-Else statement
input
iteration
function

49. Used to write a single alternative decision structure
arguments
single alternative decision structure
If-Then statement
sequence structure

50. A graphical representation of modules connected in a way that illustrates their relationship to one another
string
hierarchy charts
Boolean expressions
variable