CS 302 Chapter 2 MC

A(n) ___ is a set of well defined logical steps that must be taken to perform a task.

algorithm

A(n) _____ sets a variable to a specified value.

assignment statement

Short notes placed in different parts of a program explaining how those parts of the program work are called __________.

comments

A(n) ____ operator raised a number to a power.

exponent

A ____ is a diagram that graphically depicts the steps that take place in a program.

flowchart

A debugging process in which you imagine that you are the computer executing a program is called:

hand tracing

Assigning a value to a variable in a declaration statement is called:

initialization

A(n) ____ is a message that tells or asks the user to enter a specific value.

input statement

A(n) _____ operator performs division, but instead of returning the quotient it returns the remainder.

modulus

A(n) ___ is a variable whose content has a value that is read only and cannot be changed during the program's execution.

named constant

In the expression, 12 + 7, the values on the right and left are called ____.

operands

An informal language that has no syntax rules, and is not meant to be compiled or executed is called __________.

pseudocode

A(n) ____ is a set of statements that execute in the order that they appear.

sequence structure

A ____ is a single function that the program must perform in order to satisfy the customer.

software requirement

A ____ is a sequence of characters used as data.

string

A ___ error does not prevent the program from running, but causes it to produce incorrect results.

syntax

A(n) _____ variable is one that has been declared but has not been initialized or assigned a value.

uninitialized

A _____ is any hypothetical person that is using a program and providing input for it.

user

A ____ is a storage location in memory that is represented by a name.

variable

A(n) ____ specifies a variable's name and data type.

variable declaration