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Basic Programming Vocab
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Subject
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it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Uses a true/false condition to control the number of times that it repeats
subscripts
size declarator
condition-controlled loop
single alternative decision structure
2. Sets a variable to a specified value
If-Then statement
If-Then-Else statement
assignment statement
variable
3. Variable that has been declared but has not been assigned a value
Do-While loop
uninitialized variable
logical operator function
If-Then statement
4. Has two possible paths of execution
parameter
sequence structure
assignment statement
dual alternative decision structure
5. Performs a specified task while a condition is true
pretest loop
string literal
While loop
function
6. Data that a program receives while it is running
string literal
input
repetition structure
logical operators
7. A message that asks the user to enter a specific value
arguments
string literal
prompt
If-Then-Else statement
8. Statements execute in the order in which they appear
sequence structure
count-controlled loop
variable
module
9. Specifies variable's name and data type
Boolean expressions
variable
variable declaration
Do-Until loop
10. Performs a specified task while a condition is true
prompt
global variable
count-controlled loop
While loop
11. Another name for a repetition structure
logical operators
library functions
loop
sequence structure
12. A graphical representation of modules connected in a way that illustrates their relationship to one another
hierarchy charts
count-controlled loop
control structure
input
13. The process of converting an algorithm into a series of subtasks
size declarator
module aliases
top-down design
variable
14. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure
prompt
array
logical operators
If-Then-Else statement
15. A group of statements that perform a specific task
logical operator function
variable
control structure
module
16. Another name for a repetition structure
loop
If-Then-Else statement
string
count-controlled loop
17. A storage location in memory represented by a name
elements
variable
While loop
sentinel
18. A module that returns a value to the program
function
logical operator function
variable
module aliases
19. Repeats a specific number of times
string
module aliases
Boolean expressions
count-controlled loop
20. Data generated and displayed by a program
repetition structure
output
loop
condition-controlled loop
21. A special variable that receives an argument when a module is called
uninitialized variable
library functions
parameter
top-down design
22. Provides only one alternate path of execution
single alternative decision structure
Do-Until loop
parameter
loop
23. A string that appears in the actual code of a program
logical operators
module aliases
hierarchy charts
string literal
24. Variable that has been declared but has not been assigned a value
For statement
uninitialized variable
loop
hierarchy charts
25. Used to create complex Boolean expressions
global variable
string
Do-While loop
logical operator function
26. A string that appears in the actual code of a program
parameter
dual alternative decision structure
string literal
Do-Until loop
27. Allows a program to perform actions only if certain conditions are met
output
If-Then statement
logical operator function
decision structure
28. A graphical representation of modules connected in a way that illustrates their relationship to one another
Do-Until loop
If-Then statement
count-controlled loop
hierarchy charts
29. The execution of the body of a loop
single alternative decision structure
Do-While loop
output
iteration
30. Data generated and displayed by a program
elements
output
While loop
library functions
31. Used to write a single alternative decision structure
count-controlled loop
If-Then statement
decision structure
loop
32. Used to write a single alternative decision structure
iteration
string
module aliases
If-Then statement
33. Specifies the number of values that an array can hold
string
size declarator
count-controlled loop
repetition structure
34. Data that a program receives while it is running
input
logical operator function
string
module
35. Storage locations in an array
elements
decision structure
subscripts
pretest loop
36. Allows a program to perform actions only if certain conditions are met
library functions
decision structure
condition-controlled loop
Do-Until loop
37. AND-OR-NOT
variable
dual alternative decision structure
Do-Until loop
logical operators
38. Tests its condition before performing an iteration
hierarchy charts
Do-While loop
pretest loop
parameter
39. Iterates a specific number of times
count-controlled loop
string
subscripts
input
40. Used to create complex Boolean expressions
string
logical operator function
function
module
41. A special variable that receives an argument when a module is called
parameter
iteration
output
logical operators
42. Variables that can hold a group of values of the same data type
sequence structure
count-controlled loop
dual alternative decision structure
array
43. A storage location in memory represented by a name
Do-Until loop
module
variable
logical operators
44. AND-OR-NOT
While loop
library functions
hierarchy charts
logical operators
45. Causes a set of statements to execute repeatedly
repetition structure
prompt
decision structure
If-Then statement
46. The process of converting an algorithm into a series of subtasks
subscripts
variable declaration
top-down design
If-Then-Else statement
47. Expressions that can be evaluated as either True of False
logical operator function
Boolean expressions
Do-Until loop
count-controlled loop
48. Procedures and subroutines and subprograms and methods and functions
variable
module aliases
Do-While loop
single alternative decision structure
49. Repeats a specific number of times
count-controlled loop
While loop
hierarchy charts
If-Then statement
50. Performs an iteration before testing its condition
library functions
assignment statement
Do-While loop
count-controlled loop
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