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

2. Another name for a repetition structure
loop
condition-controlled loop
For statement
logical operators

3. Sets a variable to a specified value
assignment statement
string literal
iteration
module

4. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure
If-Then-Else statement
repetition structure
pretest loop
count-controlled loop

5. The execution of the body of a loop
loop
iteration
prompt
decision structure

6. A group of statements that perform a specific task
dual alternative decision structure
module
output
dual alternative decision structure

7. A loop that iterates until a condition is true
library functions
string literal
Do-Until loop
variable

8. A string that appears in the actual code of a program
control structure
string literal
Do-While loop
variable

9. A message that asks the user to enter a specific value
global variable
prompt
pretest loop
iteration

10. Pieces of data that are sent into a module
global variable
While loop
If-Then-Else statement
arguments

11. Procedures and subroutines and subprograms and methods and functions
Do-Until loop
module aliases
elements
For statement

12. Data that a program receives while it is running
For statement
iteration
input
output

13. Specifies the number of values that an array can hold
top-down design
size declarator
If-Then statement
If-Then-Else statement

14. Performs an iteration before testing its condition
Do-While loop
function
logical operators
While loop

15. AND-OR-NOT
Do-While loop
logical operators
arguments
prompt

16. A statement designed to initialize and test and increment a counter variable
For statement
Boolean expressions
pretest loop
While loop

17. Provides only one alternate path of execution
array
While loop
single alternative decision structure
assignment statement

18. Specifies variable's name and data type
assignment statement
string literal
variable declaration
control structure

19. Expressions that can be evaluated as either True of False
count-controlled loop
elements
Boolean expressions
Do-Until loop

20. Data generated and displayed by a program
logical operator function
prompt
array
output

21. Performs a specified task while a condition is true
sentinel
module aliases
Boolean expressions
While loop

22. A storage location in memory represented by a name
variable
output
logical operator function
Do-While loop

23. Iterates a specific number of times
condition-controlled loop
assignment statement
Do-Until loop
count-controlled loop

24. Used to write a dual alternative decision structure
single alternative decision structure
prompt
input
If-Then-Else statement

25. A string that appears in the actual code of a program
variable
input
string
string literal

26. The identifying number assigned to each element in an array
control structure
subscripts
string
decision structure

27. Statements execute in the order in which they appear
parameter
iteration
Do-Until loop
sequence structure

28. Expressions that can be evaluated as either True of False
hierarchy charts
arguments
dual alternative decision structure
Boolean expressions

29. Storage locations in an array
count-controlled loop
elements
logical operator function
size declarator

30. Uses a true/false condition to control the number of times that it repeats
arguments
string
input
condition-controlled loop

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

32. Functions that are built into the programming language
logical operators
count-controlled loop
If-Then statement
library functions

33. A sequence of characters used as data
If-Then statement
While loop
variable
string

34. The process of converting an algorithm into a series of subtasks
While loop
count-controlled loop
sentinel
top-down design

35. Has two possible paths of execution
dual alternative decision structure
If-Then-Else statement
If-Then statement
module aliases

36. Another name for a repetition structure
For statement
count-controlled loop
module
loop

37. Variables that can hold a group of values of the same data type
variable declaration
subscripts
array
Boolean expressions

38. Repeats a specific number of times
module
While loop
dual alternative decision structure
count-controlled loop

39. A module that returns a value to the program
subscripts
function
string
If-Then-Else statement

40. Tests its condition before performing an iteration
pretest loop
hierarchy charts
For statement
input

41. A variable that is accessible to every module in a program
input
global variable
hierarchy charts
input

42. The process of converting an algorithm into a series of subtasks
single alternative decision structure
top-down design
loop
dual alternative decision structure

43. Pieces of data that are sent into a module
pretest loop
module aliases
library functions
arguments

44. A variable that is accessible to every module in a program
global variable
dual alternative decision structure
string
module

45. Performs a specified task while a condition is true
While loop
top-down design
uninitialized variable
If-Then-Else statement

46. Data generated and displayed by a program
repetition structure
output
assignment statement
sentinel

47. Specifies variable's name and data type
input
control structure
variable declaration
If-Then-Else statement

48. A special variable that receives an argument when a module is called
parameter
hierarchy charts
loop
If-Then statement

49. Provides only one alternate path of execution
single alternative decision structure
module aliases
condition-controlled loop
control structure

50. Data that a program receives while it is running
input
string literal
sequence structure
elements