Question 1.
A(n) ____ is a software package that provides an editor, compiler, and other programming tools.
GUI
CGI
GDE
IDE
Question 2.
The major difference between the two main programming styles in use today is the ____.
use of flowcharts versus pseudocode
testing procedure used by the programmer
focus the programmer takes during the earliest planning stages of a project
programming language used
Question 3.
____ is the process of paying attention to important properties while ignoring nonessential details.
Abstraction
Modularization
Abbreviation
Decomposition
Question 4.
When you ask multiple questions before an outcome is determined, you create a ____ condition.
dual-alternative
nested
single-alternative
compound
Question 5.
The action or actions that occur within a loop are known as a(n) ____.
loop body
action body
loop internals
structure body
Question 6.
With a(n) ____, you perform an action or task, and then you perform the next action, in order.
ordered structure
sequence problem
sequence structure
loop sequence
Question 7.
The following pseudocode is an example of ____.
do stepA
do stepB
do stepD
do stepE
nesting
stacking
single alternative structures
a posttest
Question 8.
The ____ is the standard terminal symbol for a flowchart.
circle
lozenge
diamond
square
Question 9.
Usually, ____ variables are not considered to be equal unless they are identical.
string
integers
character
floating point
Question 10.
In older languages, you could leave a selection or loop before it was complete by using a "____" statement.
loop
go next
next
go to
Question 11.
The ____ dictate the order in which operations in the same statement are carried out.
rules of precedence
statement rules
operation rules
rules of arithmetic
Question 12.
The repetition of a series of steps is called a(n) ____.
repeat flow
loop
flow
infinite loop
Question 13.
The ____ is used to represent output in a flowchart.
square
circle
parallelogram
triangle
Question 14.
You may hear programmers refer to looping as ____.
execution
selection
iteration
case
Question 15.
Fractional numeric variables that contain a decimal point are known as ____ variables.
partial
string
integer
floating-point
Question 16.
One way to straighten out an unstructured flowchart segment is to use the "____" method.
spaghetti code
spaghetti bowl
restructuring
priming
Question 17.
An ____ is most often represented by a three-sided box that is connected to the step it references by a dashed line.
abstraction symbol
annotation symbol
abbreviation symbol
enumeration symbol
Question 18.
When the variable starts with a lowercase letter and any subsequent word begins with an uppercase letter, this is called ____.
Hungarian notation
Pascal
camel casing
Turing notation
Question 19.
The process of finding and correcting program errors is called ____.
desk checking
syntax checking
error correcting
debugging
Question 20.
Structured programs can be easily broken down into routines or ____ that can be assigned to any number of programmers.
segments
modules
units
sequences
Question 21.
The conditional AND operator in Java, C++, and C# is ____.
&
AND
**
&&
Question 22.
The priming read is an example of a(n) ____ task.
declaration
exit
housekeeping
selection
Question 23.
You can use an ____ statement to clearly show where the actions that depend on a decision end.
end
endstructure
endloop
endif
Question 24.
You represent a decision in a flowchart by drawing a decision symbol, which is shaped like a ____.
parallelogram
square
diamond
circle
Question 25.
The following pseudocode is an example of a(n) ____ structure.
get number
while number is positive
add to sum
get number
sequence
decision
loop
nested