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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. Specifies variable's name and data type
loop
global variable
variable declaration
size declarator

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

3. A variable that is accessible to every module in a program
repetition structure
global variable
control structure
loop

4. Procedures and subroutines and subprograms and methods and functions
assignment statement
module aliases
top-down design
subscripts

5. Tests its condition before performing an iteration
While loop
assignment statement
pretest loop
uninitialized variable

6. A sequence of characters used as data
sequence structure
While loop
variable
string

7. Causes a set of statements to execute repeatedly
repetition structure
loop
variable
variable declaration

8. A special variable that receives an argument when a module is called
iteration
parameter
While loop
variable declaration

9. Another name for a repetition structure
count-controlled loop
loop
prompt
single alternative decision structure

10. A module that returns a value to the program
function
single alternative decision structure
iteration
module

11. A group of statements that perform a specific task
size declarator
variable
module
top-down design

12. Used to create complex Boolean expressions
pretest loop
single alternative decision structure
module aliases
logical operator function

13. A sequence of characters used as data
string
Do-Until loop
hierarchy charts
Do-Until loop

14. Variable that has been declared but has not been assigned a value
module aliases
Do-While loop
module
uninitialized variable

15. Tests its condition before performing an iteration
top-down design
If-Then-Else statement
While loop
pretest loop

16. AND-OR-NOT
Boolean expressions
repetition structure
dual alternative decision structure
logical operators

17. A logical design that controls the order in which a group of statements execute
count-controlled loop
assignment statement
control structure
module

18. Iterates a specific number of times
subscripts
count-controlled loop
decision structure
hierarchy charts

19. Has two possible paths of execution
dual alternative decision structure
sequence structure
string
iteration

20. Specifies variable's name and data type
variable declaration
library functions
If-Then statement
string

21. The process of converting an algorithm into a series of subtasks
top-down design
logical operator function
arguments
count-controlled loop

22. The execution of the body of a loop
logical operators
string
iteration
uninitialized variable

23. The identifying number assigned to each element in an array
dual alternative decision structure
global variable
module aliases
subscripts

24. Data that a program receives while it is running
module
input
string
array

25. Performs a specified task while a condition is true
If-Then statement
While loop
elements
array

26. A graphical representation of modules connected in a way that illustrates their relationship to one another
elements
input
hierarchy charts
sentinel

27. Performs an iteration before testing its condition
If-Then statement
Do-While loop
Boolean expressions
uninitialized variable

28. Used to write a single alternative decision structure
variable declaration
decision structure
repetition structure
If-Then statement

29. Storage locations in an array
elements
Do-Until loop
module aliases
variable declaration

30. A string that appears in the actual code of a program
string literal
module
Do-Until loop
top-down design

31. Uses a true/false condition to control the number of times that it repeats
repetition structure
iteration
dual alternative decision structure
condition-controlled loop

32. Functions that are built into the programming language
count-controlled loop
variable
string
library functions

33. A storage location in memory represented by a name
Boolean expressions
global variable
output
variable

34. A loop that iterates until a condition is true
module aliases
global variable
Do-Until loop
variable

35. Iterates a specific number of times
sentinel
count-controlled loop
variable declaration
subscripts

36. A string that appears in the actual code of a program
module aliases
string literal
arguments
size declarator

37. Pieces of data that are sent into a module
arguments
If-Then-Else statement
input
If-Then statement

38. Data that a program receives while it is running
input
string
variable declaration
parameter

39. Statements execute in the order in which they appear
uninitialized variable
loop
elements
sequence structure

40. A logical design that controls the order in which a group of statements execute
For statement
module
control structure
assignment statement

41. Uses a true/false condition to control the number of times that it repeats
prompt
logical operator function
condition-controlled loop
While loop

42. A group of statements that perform a specific task
parameter
module
pretest loop
iteration

43. Performs an iteration before testing its condition
single alternative decision structure
loop
logical operator function
Do-While loop

44. A message that asks the user to enter a specific value
While loop
sentinel
iteration
prompt

45. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure
repetition structure
size declarator
count-controlled loop
If-Then-Else statement

46. Repeats a specific number of times
variable declaration
repetition structure
single alternative decision structure
count-controlled loop

47. Variables that can hold a group of values of the same data type
For statement
repetition structure
array
uninitialized variable

48. Repeats a specific number of times
variable
string literal
count-controlled loop
hierarchy charts

49. AND-OR-NOT
logical operators
string literal
variable declaration
top-down design

50. Causes a set of statements to execute repeatedly
logical operator function
size declarator
function
repetition structure