Question 1

What does a data item's data type describe?

Accepted Answer

A data item's data type is a classification that describes the following: 
1 What values can be held by the item 
2 How the item is stored in computer memory 
3 What operations can be performed on the data item

Question 2

In most programming languages, before you can use any variable, you must include a ____ for it.

Accepted Answer

A)  declaration 
B)  definition 
C)  header 
D)  proclamation 
A)  declaration 
B)  definition 
C)  header 
D)  proclamation A

Question 3

Program ___________________ are written explanations that are not part of the program logic but that serve as documentation for readers of the program.

Accepted Answer

comments

Question 4

Programmers refer to programs that contain meaningful names as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  undocumented 
B)  procedurally documented 
C)  formally documented 
D)  self-documenting 
A)  undocumented 
B)  procedurally documented 
C)  formally documented 
D)  self-documenting

Question 5

When you write programs, you work with data in three different forms: ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  values, variables (or named values), and unnamed values 
B)  variables, named constants, and named memory 
C)  variables, literals (or unnamed constants), and named constants 
D)  variations, RAM (or unnamed constants), and named values 
A)  values, variables (or named values), and unnamed values 
B)  variables, named constants, and named memory 
C)  variables, literals (or unnamed constants), and named constants 
D)  variations, RAM (or unnamed constants), and named values

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A specific numeric value is often called a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  named constant 
B)  defined constant 
C)  arithmetic constant 
D)  numeric constant 
A)  named constant 
B)  defined constant 
C)  arithmetic constant 
D)  numeric constant

Question 9

Explain the purpose of temporary variables.

Accepted Answer

When you need several mathematical opera

Question 10

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  abstraction symbol 
B)  annotation symbol 
C)  abbreviation symbol 
D)  enumeration symbol 
A)  abstraction symbol 
B)  annotation symbol 
C)  abbreviation symbol 
D)  enumeration symbol

Question 11

Programmers say that variables and constants declared within a module are ____ only within that module.

Accepted Answer

A)  abstracted 
B)  out of scope 
C)  in scope 
D)  in reference 
A)  abstracted 
B)  out of scope 
C)  in scope 
D)  in reference

Question 12

Explain the purpose of annotation symbols.

Accepted Answer

In a flowchart, you can use an annotatio

Question 13

Program comments are a type of internal documentation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Discuss why it is important to use meaningful names for identifiers.

Accepted Answer

Creating a data item named someData or a

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)  embedded 
B)  decomposed 
C)  encapsulated 
D)  modularized 
A)  embedded 
B)  decomposed 
C)  encapsulated 
D)  modularized

Question 16

Modularization makes it harder for multiple programmers to work on a problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A variable's unknown value is commonly called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  initial 
B)  default 
C)  random 
D)  garbage 
A)  initial 
B)  default 
C)  random 
D)  garbage

Question 18

Variable names can be more than one word with blanks between the words.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Match between columns
                        Premises: Can hold text, such as letters of the alphabet, and other special characters, such as punctuation marks
The act of repeating input back to a user either in a subsequent prompt or in output
A program component's name
A statement that provides a data type and an identifier for a variable
A list of every variable name used in a program, along with its type, size, and description
Can hold digits and have mathematical operations performed on it
The feature of programs that assures you a module has been tested and proven to function correctly
The feature of programming languages that prevents assigning values of an incorrect data type
Named memory locations whose contents can vary or differ over time
A message that is displayed on a monitor to ask the user for a response and perhaps explain how that response should be formatted

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Variables and Identifier and Reliability and Numeric is...

Question 20

____ is where a variable's data type or other information is stored as part of the name.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hungarian notation 
B)  Pascal case 
C)  Turing notation 
D)  Camel case 
A)  Hungarian notation 
B)  Pascal case 
C)  Turing notation 
D)  Camel case

What does a data item's data type describe?

In most programming languages, before you can use any variable, you must include a ____ for it.

Program ___________________ are written explanations that are not part of the program logic but that serve as documentation for readers of the program.

Programmers refer to programs that contain meaningful names as ____.

When you write programs, you work with data in three different forms: ____.

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

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

A specific numeric value is often called a(n) ____.

Explain the purpose of temporary variables.

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 say that variables and constants declared within a module are ____ only within that module.

Explain the purpose of annotation symbols.

Program comments are a type of internal documentation.

Discuss why it is important to use meaningful names for identifiers.

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

Modularization makes it harder for multiple programmers to work on a problem.

A variable's unknown value is commonly called ____.

Variable names can be more than one word with blanks between the words.

____ is where a variable's data type or other information is stored as part of the name.

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Making Decisions

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File Handling and Applications

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Advanced Modularization Techniques

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Exam 2: Elements of High Quality Programs

What does a data item's data type describe?

In most programming languages, before you can use any variable, you must include a ____ for it.

Program ___________________ are written explanations that are not part of the program logic but that serve as documentation for readers of the program.

Programmers refer to programs that contain meaningful names as ____.

When you write programs, you work with data in three different forms: ____.

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

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

A specific numeric value is often called a(n) ____.

Explain the purpose of temporary variables.

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 say that variables and constants declared within a module are ____ only within that module.

Explain the purpose of annotation symbols.

Program comments are a type of internal documentation.

Discuss why it is important to use meaningful names for identifiers.

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

Modularization makes it harder for multiple programmers to work on a problem.

A variable's unknown value is commonly called ____.

Variable names can be more than one word with blanks between the words.

____ is where a variable's data type or other information is stored as part of the name.

An Overview of Computers and Proramming

Understanding Structure

Making Decisions

Looping

Arrays

File Handling and Applications

Advanced Data Handling Techniques

Advanced Modularization Techniques

Object Oriented Programming

More Object Oriented Programming Concepts

Event Driven Gui Programming Multithreading and Animation

System Modeling With the Uml

Using Relational Databases

Filters