Exam 2: Elements of High-Quality Programs

When the variable starts with a lowercase letter and any subsequent word begins with an uppercase letter,this is called ____.

All programming languages support four broad data types.

A variable's unknown value is commonly called ____.

The process of naming program variables and assigning a type to them is called ____ variables.

Programmers say the statements that are contained in a module have been ____.

Most modern programming languages require that program statements be placed in specific columns.

Programmers generally write programs as one long series of steps.

Match each term with a statement below. -The feature of programs that assures you a module has been tested and proven to function correctly

In a flowchart,an ____ is most often represented by a three-sided box that is connected to the step it references by a dashed line.

Programmers refer to programs that contain meaningful names as ____.

What does a data item's data type describe?

List three design features that you can use while creating programs to make them easier to write and maintain.

A(n)____ is similar to a variable,except it can be assigned a value only once.

Match each term with a statement below. -A statement that provides a data type and an identifier for a variable

The process of breaking down a large program into modules is called ____.

Because one memory location can be used repeatedly with different values,you can write program instructions once and then use them for thousands of separate calculations

Match each term with a statement below. -Named memory locations whose contents can vary or differ over time

Match each term with a statement below. -The feature of programming languages that prevents assigning values of an incorrect data type

____ is the process of paying attention to important properties while ignoring nonessential details.