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Basic Programming Vocab

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1. Specifies the number of values that an array can hold
If-Then statement
size declarator
hierarchy charts
variable declaration

2. A special value that marks the end of a list of values
sentinel
count-controlled loop
Do-While loop
While loop

3. Provides only one alternate path of execution
Do-Until loop
single alternative decision structure
repetition structure
While loop

4. Uses a true/false condition to control the number of times that it repeats
variable
library functions
Do-While loop
condition-controlled loop

5. A storage location in memory represented by a name
variable
iteration
If-Then statement
assignment statement

6. Sets a variable to a specified value
top-down design
loop
assignment statement
top-down design

7. Pieces of data that are sent into a module
arguments
dual alternative decision structure
count-controlled loop
For statement

8. Has two possible paths of execution
arguments
dual alternative decision structure
string literal
Do-Until loop

9. Another name for a repetition structure
dual alternative decision structure
module aliases
loop
arguments

10. A sequence of characters used as data
parameter
dual alternative decision structure
count-controlled loop
string

11. A variable that is accessible to every module in a program
sentinel
global variable
loop
While loop

12. A loop that iterates until a condition is true
Do-Until loop
assignment statement
If-Then-Else statement
prompt

13. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure
dual alternative decision structure
If-Then statement
prompt
If-Then-Else statement

14. Tests its condition before performing an iteration
input
pretest loop
logical operator function
logical operators

15. Used to create complex Boolean expressions
variable
library functions
logical operator function
logical operators

16. Storage locations in an array
variable declaration
elements
decision structure
uninitialized variable

17. Specifies variable's name and data type
variable
dual alternative decision structure
variable declaration
Do-Until loop

18. Sets a variable to a specified value
variable declaration
assignment statement
logical operator function
subscripts

19. A group of statements that perform a specific task
sentinel
Do-Until loop
pretest loop
module

20. Allows a program to perform actions only if certain conditions are met
dual alternative decision structure
variable declaration
prompt
decision structure

21. A logical design that controls the order in which a group of statements execute
assignment statement
control structure
prompt
top-down design

22. Tests its condition before performing an iteration
decision structure
output
pretest loop
parameter

23. A storage location in memory represented by a name
pretest loop
variable
Do-Until loop
assignment statement

24. A message that asks the user to enter a specific value
loop
global variable
prompt
string literal

25. Variables that can hold a group of values of the same data type
uninitialized variable
logical operator function
array
iteration

26. Performs a specified task while a condition is true
module aliases
While loop
pretest loop
variable

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

28. Data that a program receives while it is running
single alternative decision structure
input
prompt
uninitialized variable

29. Expressions that can be evaluated as either True of False
Boolean expressions
size declarator
module
string literal

30. Variable that has been declared but has not been assigned a value
uninitialized variable
Do-Until loop
If-Then-Else statement
repetition structure

31. Data generated and displayed by a program
logical operator function
variable declaration
output
size declarator

32. A group of statements that perform a specific task
library functions
output
Do-While loop
module

33. Repeats a specific number of times
string
count-controlled loop
assignment statement
decision structure

34. The execution of the body of a loop
elements
iteration
count-controlled loop
input

35. Provides only one alternate path of execution
control structure
If-Then statement
single alternative decision structure
module

36. A special variable that receives an argument when a module is called
logical operators
global variable
module
parameter

37. A graphical representation of modules connected in a way that illustrates their relationship to one another
string literal
prompt
hierarchy charts
module

38. Used to write a single alternative decision structure
hierarchy charts
If-Then statement
top-down design
string literal

39. A sequence of characters used as data
string
global variable
loop
hierarchy charts

40. Data that a program receives while it is running
string
input
variable
Do-While loop

41. Statements execute in the order in which they appear
single alternative decision structure
array
Do-While loop
sequence structure

42. A string that appears in the actual code of a program
string literal
string
global variable
assignment statement

43. A statement designed to initialize and test and increment a counter variable
variable
While loop
array
For statement

44. Specifies variable's name and data type
arguments
single alternative decision structure
output
variable declaration

45. A message that asks the user to enter a specific value
decision structure
prompt
input
Boolean expressions

46. A module that returns a value to the program
output
Do-While loop
function
dual alternative decision structure

47. Pieces of data that are sent into a module
uninitialized variable
top-down design
subscripts
arguments

48. Variable that has been declared but has not been assigned a value
top-down design
module
variable declaration
uninitialized variable

49. Has two possible paths of execution
dual alternative decision structure
prompt
repetition structure
single alternative decision structure

50. A graphical representation of modules connected in a way that illustrates their relationship to one another
loop
hierarchy charts
parameter
function