Exam 1: An Overview of Computers and Programming

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After a programmer plans the logic of a program, the next step is ____.

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____ data items may involve organizing or sorting them, checking them for accuracy, or performing calculations with them.

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The ____ is used to represent output in a flowchart.

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Professional computer programmers write programs to satisfy their own needs.

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Describe temporary and permanent storage.

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How does a program recognize the end of an input file?

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A(n)____________________ is the sequence of steps necessary to solve any problem.

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Typically, a programmer develops a program's logic, writes the code, and ____ the program, receiving a list of syntax errors.

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Besides the popular, comprehensive programming languages such as Java and C++, many programmers use scripting languages such as Python, Lua, Perl, and PHP.

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An infinite loop is a flow of program logic that repeats and never ends.

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Using ____ involves writing down all the steps you will use in a program.

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A(n)____________________ programmer would approach a problem by dividing the process into manageable subtasks.

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Equipment, or the physical devices, associated with a computer
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What is involved in putting a program into production?

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Alan Turing is often regarded as the first programmer.

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Software can be classified into two broad types: application software and programming software.

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Pictorial representation of the logical steps it takes to solve a problem
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The process of walking through a program's logic on paper before you actually write the program is called ____.

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The process of finding and correcting program errors is called ____.

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A(n)____ is a repeating flow of logic with no end.

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