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






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






3. Procedures and subroutines and subprograms and methods and functions






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






5. Pieces of data that are sent into a module






6. Specifies variable's name and data type






7. Has two possible paths of execution






8. Pieces of data that are sent into a module






9. Functions that are built into the programming language






10. Iterates a specific number of times






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






12. Performs a specified task while a condition is true






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






14. Data that a program receives while it is running






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






16. Storage locations in an array






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






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






19. The execution of the body of a loop






20. Tests its condition before performing an iteration






21. Used to write a single alternative decision structure






22. Provides only one alternate path of execution






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






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






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






26. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure






27. Performs a specified task while a condition is true






28. Iterates a specific number of times






29. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure






30. Used to create complex Boolean expressions






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






32. Another name for a repetition structure






33. A sequence of characters used as data






34. AND-OR-NOT






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






36. Used to write a single alternative decision structure






37. Sets a variable to a specified value






38. The execution of the body of a loop






39. Repeats a specific number of times






40. Performs an iteration before testing its condition






41. Data generated and displayed by a program






42. Statements execute in the order in which they appear






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






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






45. A loop that iterates until a condition is true






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






47. A module that returns a value to the program






48. Has two possible paths of execution






49. Tests its condition before performing an iteration






50. AND-OR-NOT