Test your basic knowledge |

Basic Programming Vocab

Subject : it-skills

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. The execution of the body of a loop
array
variable
iteration
loop

2. Performs an iteration before testing its condition
Do-While loop
iteration
logical operators
repetition structure

3. Used to write a single alternative decision structure
hierarchy charts
If-Then statement
logical operators
While loop

4. A sequence of characters used as data
string
condition-controlled loop
Do-Until loop
dual alternative decision structure

5. Performs a specified task while a condition is true
variable declaration
parameter
module aliases
While loop

6. Variable that has been declared but has not been assigned a value
count-controlled loop
uninitialized variable
decision structure
arguments

7. Iterates a specific number of times
Do-While loop
If-Then-Else statement
pretest loop
count-controlled loop

8. Statements execute in the order in which they appear
If-Then-Else statement
global variable
sequence structure
function

9. A message that asks the user to enter a specific value
logical operators
prompt
output
control structure

10. Data that a program receives while it is running
For statement
input
string
assignment statement

11. A storage location in memory represented by a name
condition-controlled loop
count-controlled loop
variable
input

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

13. Tests its condition before performing an iteration
pretest loop
string literal
control structure
count-controlled loop

14. Pieces of data that are sent into a module
variable
sequence structure
Do-Until loop
arguments

15. Another name for a repetition structure
loop
string literal
logical operator function
assignment statement

16. Used to create complex Boolean expressions
logical operator function
subscripts
Boolean expressions
arguments

17. AND-OR-NOT
prompt
uninitialized variable
logical operators
top-down design

18. Used to create complex Boolean expressions
module
input
count-controlled loop
logical operator function

19. A message that asks the user to enter a specific value
module
prompt
variable declaration
elements

20. The process of converting an algorithm into a series of subtasks
uninitialized variable
string
top-down design
logical operators

21. Sets a variable to a specified value
assignment statement
decision structure
top-down design
logical operator function

22. Causes a set of statements to execute repeatedly
repetition structure
count-controlled loop
module
count-controlled loop

23. A loop that iterates until a condition is true
Do-Until loop
count-controlled loop
pretest loop
library functions

24. Variables that can hold a group of values of the same data type
assignment statement
array
For statement
module

25. Allows a program to perform actions only if certain conditions are met
output
decision structure
array
string

26. A statement designed to initialize and test and increment a counter variable
logical operators
For statement
global variable
assignment statement

27. Repeats a specific number of times
string literal
loop
dual alternative decision structure
count-controlled loop

28. Variable that has been declared but has not been assigned a value
parameter
condition-controlled loop
hierarchy charts
uninitialized variable

29. A logical design that controls the order in which a group of statements execute
module
logical operators
control structure
library functions

30. Repeats a specific number of times
assignment statement
control structure
uninitialized variable
count-controlled loop

31. A string that appears in the actual code of a program
elements
If-Then-Else statement
global variable
string literal

32. Expressions that can be evaluated as either True of False
module
Do-Until loop
Boolean expressions
single alternative decision structure

33. A special variable that receives an argument when a module is called
decision structure
assignment statement
parameter
output

34. Specifies variable's name and data type
repetition structure
arguments
variable declaration
uninitialized variable

35. Storage locations in an array
elements
Boolean expressions
Do-Until loop
iteration

36. A group of statements that perform a specific task
repetition structure
module
control structure
If-Then statement

37. Data that a program receives while it is running
Do-Until loop
logical operators
input
prompt

38. The identifying number assigned to each element in an array
subscripts
While loop
control structure
sentinel

39. Data generated and displayed by a program
While loop
condition-controlled loop
output
uninitialized variable

40. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure
For statement
control structure
If-Then-Else statement
string

41. A group of statements that perform a specific task
condition-controlled loop
module aliases
library functions
module

42. Provides only one alternate path of execution
top-down design
single alternative decision structure
assignment statement
count-controlled loop

43. Specifies variable's name and data type
prompt
string
Do-While loop
variable declaration

44. A special value that marks the end of a list of values
logical operator function
hierarchy charts
repetition structure
sentinel

45. Functions that are built into the programming language
logical operator function
string literal
variable
library functions

46. Has two possible paths of execution
dual alternative decision structure
module aliases
module
repetition structure

47. A loop that iterates until a condition is true
elements
Do-Until loop
dual alternative decision structure
logical operator function

48. Performs an iteration before testing its condition
loop
subscripts
count-controlled loop
Do-While loop

49. Uses a true/false condition to control the number of times that it repeats
If-Then-Else statement
condition-controlled loop
repetition structure
hierarchy charts

50. Expressions that can be evaluated as either True of False
Boolean expressions
prompt
top-down design
logical operators