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Basic Programming Vocab

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1. Performs an iteration before testing its condition
If-Then statement
repetition structure
count-controlled loop
Do-While loop

2. Performs a specified task while a condition is true
While loop
If-Then statement
iteration
arguments

3. A string that appears in the actual code of a program
string literal
Do-While loop
prompt
decision structure

4. A message that asks the user to enter a specific value
pretest loop
prompt
parameter
count-controlled loop

5. Performs a specified task while a condition is true
string literal
While loop
prompt
global variable

6. A group of statements that perform a specific task
If-Then statement
library functions
module
pretest loop

7. A logical design that controls the order in which a group of statements execute
sentinel
control structure
single alternative decision structure
logical operators

8. A special variable that receives an argument when a module is called
parameter
sentinel
variable
dual alternative decision structure

9. A module that returns a value to the program
variable declaration
string literal
single alternative decision structure
function

10. A variable that is accessible to every module in a program
global variable
single alternative decision structure
Do-While loop
decision structure

11. A special value that marks the end of a list of values
If-Then-Else statement
Do-Until loop
sentinel
output

12. A sequence of characters used as data
decision structure
count-controlled loop
top-down design
string

13. Tests its condition before performing an iteration
elements
parameter
pretest loop
control structure

14. Functions that are built into the programming language
library functions
module aliases
condition-controlled loop
string literal

15. Variable that has been declared but has not been assigned a value
subscripts
condition-controlled loop
uninitialized variable
dual alternative decision structure

16. A statement designed to initialize and test and increment a counter variable
If-Then-Else statement
library functions
For statement
Do-Until loop

17. Sets a variable to a specified value
loop
variable
assignment statement
string literal

18. Iterates a specific number of times
count-controlled loop
For statement
hierarchy charts
While loop

19. Data that a program receives while it is running
input
sentinel
size declarator
uninitialized variable

20. Data generated and displayed by a program
output
single alternative decision structure
assignment statement
module

21. Iterates a specific number of times
count-controlled loop
size declarator
variable declaration
string literal

22. Allows a program to perform actions only if certain conditions are met
Do-Until loop
loop
decision structure
variable

23. Data generated and displayed by a program
output
global variable
variable declaration
sentinel

24. A logical design that controls the order in which a group of statements execute
control structure
global variable
variable declaration
uninitialized variable

25. Storage locations in an array
If-Then-Else statement
string literal
dual alternative decision structure
elements

26. Used to write a single alternative decision structure
Do-Until loop
If-Then statement
module
While loop

27. Specifies the number of values that an array can hold
uninitialized variable
string literal
size declarator
output

28. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure
arguments
sequence structure
If-Then-Else statement
module

29. Variables that can hold a group of values of the same data type
elements
array
decision structure
count-controlled loop

30. The identifying number assigned to each element in an array
condition-controlled loop
hierarchy charts
sequence structure
subscripts

31. Causes a set of statements to execute repeatedly
repetition structure
arguments
condition-controlled loop
string

32. Another name for a repetition structure
loop
count-controlled loop
count-controlled loop
arguments

33. A storage location in memory represented by a name
If-Then-Else statement
variable
elements
decision structure

34. Expressions that can be evaluated as either True of False
arguments
count-controlled loop
For statement
Boolean expressions

35. Data that a program receives while it is running
global variable
top-down design
input
arguments

36. Uses a true/false condition to control the number of times that it repeats
condition-controlled loop
decision structure
Boolean expressions
input

37. A sequence of characters used as data
Do-Until loop
string
string literal
global variable

38. Has two possible paths of execution
dual alternative decision structure
decision structure
count-controlled loop
arguments

39. Procedures and subroutines and subprograms and methods and functions
control structure
module aliases
sequence structure
prompt

40. Pieces of data that are sent into a module
For statement
elements
string
arguments

41. A message that asks the user to enter a specific value
logical operator function
prompt
global variable
assignment statement

42. Specifies variable's name and data type
size declarator
variable declaration
single alternative decision structure
loop

43. Allows a program to perform actions only if certain conditions are met
sentinel
decision structure
Boolean expressions
subscripts

44. Specifies variable's name and data type
control structure
array
While loop
variable declaration

45. A graphical representation of modules connected in a way that illustrates their relationship to one another
repetition structure
hierarchy charts
While loop
prompt

46. Repeats a specific number of times
count-controlled loop
variable declaration
For statement
Do-While loop

47. A graphical representation of modules connected in a way that illustrates their relationship to one another
size declarator
global variable
hierarchy charts
If-Then-Else statement

48. Performs an iteration before testing its condition
iteration
Do-While loop
string
string

49. A loop that iterates until a condition is true
Do-Until loop
logical operators
For statement
decision structure

50. The execution of the body of a loop
iteration
count-controlled loop
library functions
variable