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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. A special variable that receives an argument when a module is called
control structure
parameter
loop
pretest loop

2. Variables that can hold a group of values of the same data type
array
If-Then-Else statement
Do-While loop
prompt

3. Has two possible paths of execution
global variable
dual alternative decision structure
logical operators
loop

4. Variable that has been declared but has not been assigned a value
module
uninitialized variable
single alternative decision structure
assignment statement

5. Tests its condition before performing an iteration
Do-While loop
decision structure
string
pretest loop

6. Allows a program to perform actions only if certain conditions are met
Do-Until loop
While loop
decision structure
If-Then statement

7. Causes a set of statements to execute repeatedly
For statement
repetition structure
parameter
If-Then statement

8. A string that appears in the actual code of a program
If-Then statement
For statement
string literal
module aliases

9. Used to create complex Boolean expressions
variable
logical operator function
global variable
elements

10. A string that appears in the actual code of a program
sequence structure
parameter
string literal
uninitialized variable

11. A storage location in memory represented by a name
top-down design
variable
string
single alternative decision structure

12. A storage location in memory represented by a name
repetition structure
function
variable
logical operators

13. The identifying number assigned to each element in an array
global variable
Do-Until loop
While loop
subscripts

14. A sequence of characters used as data
decision structure
string
assignment statement
top-down design

15. Provides only one alternate path of execution
size declarator
single alternative decision structure
assignment statement
string literal

16. Tests its condition before performing an iteration
dual alternative decision structure
assignment statement
pretest loop
top-down design

17. Another name for a repetition structure
global variable
loop
single alternative decision structure
top-down design

18. Has two possible paths of execution
function
dual alternative decision structure
condition-controlled loop
pretest loop

19. A variable that is accessible to every module in a program
parameter
global variable
output
variable declaration

20. Sets a variable to a specified value
pretest loop
assignment statement
global variable
logical operator function

21. Performs a specified task while a condition is true
Boolean expressions
hierarchy charts
logical operators
While loop

22. Specifies variable's name and data type
top-down design
variable declaration
output
single alternative decision structure

23. A logical design that controls the order in which a group of statements execute
control structure
function
top-down design
logical operators

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

25. A message that asks the user to enter a specific value
prompt
logical operator function
hierarchy charts
count-controlled loop

26. A loop that iterates until a condition is true
control structure
Do-Until loop
elements
uninitialized variable

27. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure
repetition structure
module
dual alternative decision structure
If-Then-Else statement

28. Procedures and subroutines and subprograms and methods and functions
module aliases
prompt
logical operators
loop

29. A message that asks the user to enter a specific value
prompt
module
output
parameter

30. Procedures and subroutines and subprograms and methods and functions
condition-controlled loop
module aliases
While loop
sequence structure

31. A loop that iterates until a condition is true
sequence structure
assignment statement
Do-Until loop
If-Then-Else statement

32. A group of statements that perform a specific task
logical operators
single alternative decision structure
dual alternative decision structure
module

33. Repeats a specific number of times
count-controlled loop
If-Then-Else statement
elements
global variable

34. Data that a program receives while it is running
array
uninitialized variable
sequence structure
input

35. Performs an iteration before testing its condition
If-Then-Else statement
assignment statement
Boolean expressions
Do-While loop

36. AND-OR-NOT
uninitialized variable
function
logical operators
logical operator function

37. A graphical representation of modules connected in a way that illustrates their relationship to one another
module
hierarchy charts
Do-While loop
sentinel

38. A sequence of characters used as data
top-down design
condition-controlled loop
Boolean expressions
string

39. A module that returns a value to the program
prompt
function
hierarchy charts
control structure

40. Used to write a single alternative decision structure
uninitialized variable
If-Then statement
control structure
Boolean expressions

41. A variable that is accessible to every module in a program
variable
global variable
parameter
variable

42. Data that a program receives while it is running
condition-controlled loop
elements
input
assignment statement

43. The execution of the body of a loop
While loop
parameter
global variable
iteration

44. The process of converting an algorithm into a series of subtasks
top-down design
control structure
pretest loop
count-controlled loop

45. Performs an iteration before testing its condition
Do-While loop
output
repetition structure
control structure

46. Storage locations in an array
control structure
module aliases
global variable
elements

47. Sets a variable to a specified value
assignment statement
hierarchy charts
repetition structure
global variable

48. A statement designed to initialize and test and increment a counter variable
For statement
loop
variable declaration
Do-While loop

49. Performs a specified task while a condition is true
Boolean expressions
count-controlled loop
While loop
module

50. The process of converting an algorithm into a series of subtasks
variable
array
prompt
top-down design