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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. The identifying number assigned to each element in an array






2. Iterates a specific number of times






3. A sequence of characters used as data






4. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure






5. Has two possible paths of execution






6. A group of statements that perform a specific task






7. A storage location in memory represented by a name






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






9. Another name for a repetition structure






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






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






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






13. Iterates a specific number of times






14. Statements execute in the order in which they appear






15. Performs a specified task while a condition is true






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






17. Provides only one alternate path of execution






18. Specifies variable's name and data type






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






20. Variables that can hold a group of values of the same data type






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






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






23. Tests its condition before performing an iteration






24. Data that a program receives while it is running






25. Sets a variable to a specified value






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






27. Procedures and subroutines and subprograms and methods and functions






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






29. AND-OR-NOT






30. Tests its condition before performing an iteration






31. Used to create complex Boolean expressions






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






33. Performs an iteration before testing its condition






34. Procedures and subroutines and subprograms and methods and functions






35. Pieces of data that are sent into a module






36. A loop that iterates until a condition is true






37. Causes a set of statements to execute repeatedly






38. Repeats a specific number of times






39. Causes a set of statements to execute repeatedly






40. Pieces of data that are sent into a module






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






42. A sequence of characters used as data






43. A statement designed to initialize and test and increment a counter variable






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






45. The execution of the body of a loop






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






47. Data that a program receives while it is running






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






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






50. Used to write a single alternative decision structure