Question 1

What is a variable and how is it used in a program?

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Question 2

Currently, there are two major techniques used to develop programs and their procedures. Name and describe them.

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Question 3

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                        Premises: Preselected value that stops the execution of a program

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Question 4

What is involved in putting a program into production?

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Question 5

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                        Premises: Used to show the correct sequence of statements

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Question 6

Describe the function of a compiler and an interpreter.

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Question 7

Describe temporary and permanent storage.

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Question 8

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                        Premises: English-like representation of the logical steps it takes to solve a problem

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Question 9

How is a decision represented in a flowchart?

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Question 10

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                        Premises: Pictorial representation of the logical steps it takes to solve a problem

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Question 11

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

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Question 12

List the features that are commonly included with an IDE editor.

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Question 13

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                        Premises: All the supporting paperwork for a program

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Question 14

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                        Premises: Incorrectly spelled words, or reversing the proper order of two words in a computer program

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Question 15

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                        Premises: Represent(s)the millions of on/off circuits within the computer

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Question 16

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                        Premises: Contents are lost when the computer is turned off or loses power

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Question 17

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                        Premises: Instructions that tell the computer what to do

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Question 18

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                        Premises: Equipment, or the physical devices, associated with a computer

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Question 19

Discuss two ways that you can enter a program into a computer.

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Question 20

What are some of the features provided by modern programming languages that were not available in older programming languages?

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Quiz 1: An Overview of Computers and Programming

What is a variable and how is it used in a program?

Currently, there are two major techniques used to develop programs and their procedures. Name and describe them.

Match each term with a statement below.

What is involved in putting a program into production?

Match each term with a statement below.

Describe the function of a compiler and an interpreter.

Describe temporary and permanent storage.

Match each term with a statement below.

How is a decision represented in a flowchart?

Match each term with a statement below.

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

List the features that are commonly included with an IDE editor.

Match each term with a statement below.

Match each term with a statement below.

Match each term with a statement below.

Match each term with a statement below.

Match each term with a statement below.

Match each term with a statement below.

Discuss two ways that you can enter a program into a computer.

What are some of the features provided by modern programming languages that were not available in older programming languages?