Com. 112 – Ch2Prep – Flashcards
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What type of diagram graphically depicts the steps that take place in a program.
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flowchart
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Which of the following is not a variable data type? { Number, Integer, Real, String
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number
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What documentation is a reference guide that describes the features of the program, designed for the user?
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external
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Programmers start writing code as the first step when they begin a new project.
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false
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What structure of naming convention is to write the first word of the variable name in lowercase letters and then to capitalize the first character of the second and subsequent words.
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camelCase
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The expressions (a + b) / c and a + b / c will always yield identical results.
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false
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An uninitialized variable is a variable that has been declared and automatically initialized to zero.
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false
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A named constant can be assigned a value using a Set statement.
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false
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A sequence of characters that is used as data is called what?
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a string in programming
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Ovals are used as terminal symbols marking the starting and end of the pseudocode.
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false
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Programmers use pseudocode to create "mock-ups" of programs because they do not have to worry about what?
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syntax rules
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It has been proven by a group of mathematicians that all programs can be written using only three structures.
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true
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A variable is a storage location in memory that is represented by a name and can hold different values during the execution of the program.
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true
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If you mistakenly write pseudocode into an editor for an actual programming language, such as Python or Visual Basic, what will happen?
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errors will result
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Most programming languages do not automatically print spaces between multiple items that are displayed on the screen.
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true
