Chapter 1 - 2
The act of developing and writing programs
What is programming?
A basic unit of programming logic
What is structure?
Holds the statements that execute when the tested Boolean expression is True
What is the if-then clause?
Add a constant value
What is increment?
A series or list of values in computer memory
What is an array?
Comprises the programs that you use to manage your computer
What is system software?
Contains series of steps executed in order
What is sequence structure?
Holds the statements that execute when the Boolean expression is False
What is the else clause?
Decrease by a constant value
What is decrement?
A single data item in an array
What is an element?
An English-like representation of the logical steps it takes to solve a problem
What is pseudocode?
Contains a conditional test and takes one of two courses of action
What is selection structure?
An expression that always evaluates to the same value
What is a trivial expression?
A numeric variable you use to count the number of times an event occurred
What is a counter?
A variable that indicates whether some event has occurred
What is a flag?
A list of every variable name used in a program
What is a data dictionary?
Continues to repeat actions while a condition remains true
What is loop structure?
A decision within another decision
What is a nested decision?
A number by which a loop control variable is altered on each pass through the loop
What is a step value?
An identifying name given to a computer file
What is a filename?
The act of containing a task's instructions in a module
What is encapsulation?
Represents only one of two states (i.e., True or False)
What is a Boolean Expression?
A diagram used in mathematics and logic to help describe the truth of an expression
What is a truth table?
List only totals without individual detail records
What is a summary report?
A small unit of storage
What is a byte?