Cisprog 1

understand the problem

Before a programmer plans the logic of a program

Initializing

Declaring a starting value for a variable is known as ____ the variable.

initializing

Declaring a starting value is known as ____________________ the variable

subroutines, procedures, or methods

Depending on the programming language being used, modules are also known as ____ .

True

Every programming language has rules governing its word usage and punctuation.

Command line

Location on your computer screen where you type text entries to communicate with the computers operating system

True

Program comments are a type of internal documentation.

Debugging

The process of finding and correcting program errors

increases

As programs become larger and more complicated, the need for good planning and design ____

rules of precedence

The ____ dictate the order in which operations in the same statement are carried out.

Parallelogram

Used to represent output

temporary

A ____ variable is not used for input or output, but instead is just a working variable that you use during a program's execution.

t

A string variable can hold digits such as phone numbers and zip codes.

garbage

A variable's unknown value is commonly called ____.

named constant

A(n) ____ is similar to a variable, except it can be assigned a value only once.

coding the program

After a programmer plans the logic of a program

Maintenance

After programs are put into production, making necessary changes

GUI

Allows users to interact with a program in a graphical environment

Procedural programmer

Approach a problem by dividing the process into manageable sub tasks

syntax

Are relatively easy to locate and correct because the compiler or interpreter you use highlights ever error

true

Besides the popular, comprehensive programming languages such as Java and C++, many programmers use scripting languages such as Python, Lua, Perl, and PHP.

hexadecimal

Computer programmers often refer to memory addresses

Diamond

Decision symbol

Typically a programmer

Develops a programs logic writes the code, and complies the program

keywords

Each programming language has a few reserved ____________________ that are not allowed as variable names because they are part of the language's syntax.

All programming languages support 4 broad types

F

floating point

Fractional numeric variables that contain a decimal point are known as ____ variables.

annotation symbol

In a flowchart, an ____ is most often represented by a three-sided box that is connected to the step it references by a dashed line.

Declaration

In most programming languages b4 you can use any variable you must include

Using pseudo code

Involves writing down all the steps you will use in the program

Processing data,

Items may involve organizing or sorting them, checking them for accuracy, or performing calculations with them

Eof

Many programming languages use term to automatically recognize end of data

False

Modularization makes it harder for multiple programmers to work on a problem.

False

Most modern programming languages require that program statements be placed in specific columns.

Variable

Named memory location whose values can vary

comments

Program ___________________ are written explanations that are not part of the program logic but that serve as documentation for readers of the program.

Text editor

Program that you can create simple text files

False

Programmers generally write programs as one long series of steps.

self-documenting

Programmers refer to programs that contain meaningful names as ____.

in scope

Programmers say that variables and constants declared within a module are ____ only within that module.

encapsulated

Programmers say the statements that are contained in a module have been ____.

Ada bryon Lovelace

Regarded as the first programmer

Infinite loop

Repeating flow of logic with no end

loop

Repetition of a series is steps

Logical error

Results when you use a syntactically correct statement but use the wrong one for the current context

Algorithm

Sequence of steps necessary to solve any problem

false

Software can be classified into two broad types: application software and programming software.

Ide

Software package that provides an editor, a compiler, and other program tools

Lozenge

Standard terminal symbol

False

The assignment operator has left-to-right-to-left associativity, which means that the value of the expression to the left of the assignment operator is evaluated first and that the result is assigned to the operand on the right.

=

The assignment operator is the ____ sign.

housekeeping tasks, detail loop tasks, and end-of-tasks

The mainline logic of almost every procedural computer program consists of these three distinct parts: ____ .

programmers focus during the earliest planning stages of a project

The major difference between the two main programming styles used today

modularization

The process of breaking down a large program into modules is called ____.

declaring

The process of naming program variables and assigning a type to them is called ____ variables.

Desk checking

The process of walking through a programs logic on paper before you actually write the program

Editor

To enter the program into a computer so you can translate and execute it

Rectangle flow chart

Used to represent processing

False

Variable names can be more than one word with blanks between the words.

hierarchy chart

When a program has several modules calling other modules, programmers often use a program ____, which operates similarly to an organizational chart, to show the overall picture of how modules are related to one another.

executes

When instructors are carried out, a program runs out

pascal casing

When the first letter of a variable name is uppercase, as in HourlyWage, the format is known as ____ casing.

camel casing

When the variable starts with a lowercase letter and any subsequent word begins with an uppercase letter, this is called ____.

Parallelogram

When you draw a flowchart you use .... to represent the input symbol, which indicates an input operation

variables; literals, or unnamed constants; and named constants

When you write programs, you work with data in three different forms

integer

Whole number variables are known as ____________________ variables.

Abstraction

____ is the process of paying attention to important properties while ignoring nonessential details.

global

____ variables and constants are known to the entire program.

house keeping

___________________ tasks include any steps you must perform at the beginning of a program to get ready for the rest of the program.

dummy value

a preselected value that stops the execution of a program

Numeric constant

a specific numeric value

A flowchart is an English like representation of the logical steps necessary to solve a problem

false

Once a program is completely coded, it is ready for a company or organization to use

false

Professional computer programmers write programs to satisfy their own needs.

false

Hungarian notation

is where a variable's data type or other information is stored as part of the name.

An infinite loop is a flow of program logic that repeats and never ends

true

Because one memory location can be used repeatedly with different values, you can write program instructions once and then use them for thousands of separate calculations

true

In many programming languages, if you declare a variable and do not initialize it, the variable contains an unknown value until it is assigned a value.

true

Programmers can use either procedural programming or object oriented programming to develop programs

true

The heart of the programming process lies in planning the programs logic

true