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30 Cards in this Set
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____ data items may involve organizing them, checking them for accuracy, or performing mathematical operations on them.
Select one: a. Processing b. Inputting c. Outputting d. Converting |
a. Processing
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____ is the feature of programs that assures you a module has been tested and proven to function correctly.
Select one: a. Modularization b. Abstraction c. Reliability d. Reusability |
c. Reliability
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____ is the process of paying attention to important properties while ignoring nonessential details.
Select one: a. Abstraction b. Modularization c. Reusability d. Direction |
a. Abstraction
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Another name for a loop structure is ____.
Select one: a. execution b. selection c. iteration d. case |
c. iteration
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Fill in the blank in the following pseudocode:
if someCondition is true then do oneProcess ____ do theOtherProcess Select one: a. then b. while c. do d. else |
d. else
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If a flowchart has six processing steps and a page provides room for only three, you can use a ____ to create the completed flowchart.
Select one: a. decision symbol b. lozenge c. connector d. terminator |
c. connector
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If a subroutine or function is useful and well-written, you may want to use it more than once within a program or in other programs. This is known as ____.
Select one: a. reliability b. scalability c. abstraction d. reusability |
d. reusability
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In a ____ program, the user sees a screen and can typically make selections using a mouse or other pointing device.
Select one: a. reusable b. modular c. GUI d. command-line |
c. GUI
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In a[n] ____ loop, the loop body continues to execute as long as the answer to the controlling question is no, or false.
Select one: a. do-until b. do-while c. while d. if-then-else |
b. do-while
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Newer ____ programming languages allow you to use English-like vocabulary in which one broad statement corresponds to dozens of machine instructions.
Select one: a. low-level b. high-level c. assembly d. machine |
b. high-level
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Structured programs can be easily broken down into routines or ____ that can be assigned to any number of programmers.
Select one: a. segments b. modules c. units d. sequences |
b. modules
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Suppose a movie theater manager says, "Provide a discount to patrons who are under 13 years old and those who are over 64 years old; otherwise, charge the full price." Which statement will implement this logic correctly?
Select one: a. if patronAge < 13 AND patronAge > 64 then price = discountPrice else price = fullPrice endif b. if patronAge > 13 AND patronAge < 64 then price = discountPrice else price = fullPrice endif c. if patronAge < 13 OR patronAge > 64 then price = discountPrice else price = fullPrice endif d. if patronAge > 13 OR patronAge < 64 then price = discountPrice else price = fullPrice endif |
c. if patronAge < 13 OR patronAge > 64 then
price = discountPrice else price = fullPrice endif |
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The ____ does not tell you what tasks are to be performed within a module, but which routines exist within a program, and which routines call which other routines.
Select one: a. flowchart b. hierarchy chart c. stack d. declaration section |
b. hierarchy chart
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The assignment operator is ____.
Select one: a. equal sign (=) b. asterisk (*) c. colon (:) d. percent (%) |
a. equal sign (=)
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The best choice for a variable name representing an interest rate is ____.
Select one: a. i b. ir c. interest d. interest rate |
c. interest
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The decision structure that is logically equivalent to the following is ___.
if customerCode not equal to 1 then discount = 0.25 else discount = 0.50 endif Select one: a. if customerCode > 1 then discount = 0.50 else discount = 0.25 endif b. if customerCode < 1 then discount = 0.50 else discount = 0.25 endif c. if customerCode = 1 then discount = 0.50 else discount = 0.25 endif d. if customerCode = 1 then discount = 0.20 else discount = 0.50 endif |
c. if customerCode = 1 then
discount = 0.50 else discount = 0.25 endif |
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The following pseudocode is an example of ____.
do stepA do stepB if conditionC is true then do stepD else do stepE endif while conditionF is true do stepG endwhile Select one: a. nesting b. stacking c. single alternative structures d. a posttest |
b. stacking
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The following pseudocode is an example of ____.
if conditionA is true then do stepE else do stepB do stepC do stepD endif Select one: a. nesting b. stacking c. a posttest d. a pretest |
a. nesting
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The following pseudocode is an example of a[n] ____ structure:
get firstNumber get secondNumber add firstNumber and secondNumber print result Select one: a. sequence b. decision c. loop d. nested |
a. sequence
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The following pseudocode is an example of a[n] ____ structure:
get number while number is positive add to sum get number endwhile Select one: a. sequence b. decision c. loop d. nested |
c. loop
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The following pseudocode is an example of a[n] ____ structure:
if firstNumber is bigger than secondNumber then print firstNumber else print secondNumber Select one: a. sequence b. decision c. loop d. nested |
b. decision
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The maximum number of entry points that any programming structure can have is ____.
Select one: a. zero b. one c. three d. five |
b. one
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The pseudocode that produces the same result as the following is ____.
if customerAge >= 65 then discount = 0.10 else discount = 0 endif Select one: a. if customerAge > 65 then discount = 0.10 else discount = 0 endif b. if customerAge < 65 then discount = 0.10 else discount = 0 endif c. if customerAge > 65 then discount = 0 else discount = 0.10 endif d. if customerAge < 65 then discount = 0 else discount = 0.10 endif |
d. if customerAge < 65 then
discount = 0 else discount = 0.10 endif |
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The statement that best describes the following pseudocode is: ____.
if conditionA is true then do stepE else do stepB if conditionF is true then while conditionI is true do stepJ endwhile else do stepG endif do stepD endif Select one: a. A decision is nested in a sequence b. A decision is nested in a loop c. A loop is nested in a decision that is nested in another decision d. A sequence is nested inside a decision nested in another decision |
c. A loop is nested in a decision that is nested in another decision
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Every decision you make in a computer program involves evaluating a Boolean expression.
Select one: True False |
True
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In a truth table, the expression ____ is true.
Select one: a. true AND true b. true AND false c. false AND true d. false AND false |
a. true AND true
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After a programmer plans the logic of a program, the next step is ____.
Select one: a. understanding the problem b. testing the program c. translating the program d. coding the program |
d. coding the program
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With a selection structure, you perform an action or task, and then you perform the next action, in order.
Select one: True False |
False
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A program with a[n] ____ never ends.
Select one: a. nonterminated condition b. infinite loop c. variable d. decision symbol |
b. infinite loop
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In most programming languages the, ____ sign means "greater than."
Select one: a. < b. = c. <= d. > |
d. >
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