Saint Com204 Module Midterm Exam 2016 (New)

Question
Question 1. Question :
A(n) ____ is a software package that provides an editor compiler and other programming tools.
GUI
CGI
GDE
IDE
Question 2. Question :
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. Question :
____ is the process of paying attention to important properties while ignoring nonessential details.
Abstraction
Modularization
Abbreviation
Decomposition
Question 4. Question :
When you ask multiple questions before an outcome is determined you create a ____ condition.
dual-alternative
nested
single-alternative
compound
Question 5. Question :
The action or actions that occur within a loop are known as a(n) ____.
loop body
action body
loop internals
structure body
Question 6. Question :
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. Question :
The following pseudocode is an example of ____.
do stepA
do stepB
do stepD
do stepE
nesting
stacking
single alternative structures
a posttest
Question 8. Question :
The ____ is the standard terminal symbol for a flowchart.
circle
lozenge
diamond
square
Question 9. Question :
Usually ____ variables are not considered to be equal unless they are identical.
string
integers
character
floating point
Question 10. Question :
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. Question :
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. Question :
The repetition of a series of steps is called a(n) ____.
repeat flow
loop
flow
infinite loop
Question 13. Question :
The ____ is used to represent output in a flowchart.
square
circle
parallelogram
triangle
Question 14. Question :
You may hear programmers refer to looping as ____.
execution
selection
iteration
case
Question 15. Question :
Fractional numeric variables that contain a decimal point are known as ____ variables.
partial
string
integer
floating-point
Question 16. Question :
One way to straighten out an unstructured flowchart segment is to use the ____ method.
spaghetti code
spaghetti bowl
restructuring
priming
Question 17. Question :
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. Question :
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. Question :
The process of finding and correcting program errors is called ____.
desk checking
syntax checking
error correcting
debugging
Question 20. Question :
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. Question :
The conditional AND operator in Java C++ and C# is ____.
&
AND
**
&&
Question 22. Question :
The priming read is an example of a(n) ____ task.
declaration
exit
housekeeping
selection
Question 23. Question :
You can use an ____ statement to clearly show where the actions that depend on a decision end.
end
endstructure
endloop
endif
Question 24. Question :
You represent a decision in a flowchart by drawing a decision symbol which is shaped like a ____.
parallelogram
square
diamond
circle
Question 25. Question :
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