Deck 3: Understanding Structure

Question 1

In a selection structure, you perform an action or task, and then you perform the next action in order.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The following pseudocode is an example of a ____ structure. get firstNumber
Get secondNumber
Add firstNumber and secondNumber
Print result

A)sequence
B)decision
C)loop
D)nested

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In a structured program, any structure can be nested within another structure.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The case structure is a variation of the sequence structure and the do loop is a variation of the while loop.

Question 5

No matter how complicated it is, any set of steps can always be reduced to combinations of the two basic structures of sequence and loop.

Question 6

Programs that use _____ code logic are unstructured programs that do not follow the rules of structured logic.

A)case
B)loop
C)spaghetti
D)nested

Question 7

if-else examples can also be called ____ because they contain the action taken when the tested condition is true and the action taken when it is false.

A)do loops
B)single-alternative selections
C)repetition
D)dual-alternative selections

Question 8

With a(n)____, you perform an action or task, and then you perform the next action, in order.

A)ordered structure
B)sequence problem
C)sequence structure
D)loop sequence

Question 9

The following pseudocode is an example of a ____ structure.

A)sequence
B)decision
C)loop
D)nested

Question 10

Fill in the blank in the following pseudocode:

A)then
B)while
C)do
D)else

Question 11

Pseudocode uses the end-structure statement ____ to clearly show where the structure ends.

A)end
B)endstructure
C)endloop
D)endif

Question 12

You may hear programmers refer to looping as ____.

A)execution
B)selection
C)iteration
D)case

Question 13

Structured programs use spaghetti code logic.

Question 14

The following pseudocode is an example of a ____ structure.

A)sequence
B)decision
C)loop
D)nested

Question 15

The action or actions that occur within a loop are known as a(n)____.

A)loop body
B)action body
C)loop internals
D)structure body

Question 16

As a general rule, an eof question should always come immediately after an input statement because the end-of-file condition will be detected at input.

Question 17

Because you may stack and nest structures while retaining the overall structure, it might be difficult to determine whether a flowchart as a whole is structured.

Question 18

Structured programming is sometimes called goto-less programming.

Question 19

A structured program must contain a sequence, selection, and loop structure.

Question 20

Repetition and sequence are alternate names for a loop structure.

Question 21

The do loop is a variation of the ____ loop.

A)if-then-else
B)while
C)case
D)sequence

Question 22

A ____ read is an added statement that gets the first input value in a program.

A)nested
B)stacked
C)posttest
D)priming

Question 23

A group of statements that execute as a single unit are called a(n)____________________.

Question 24

Attaching structures end to end is called ____ structures.

A)linking
B)stacking
C)nesting
D)building

Question 25

The priming read is an example of a(n)____ task.

A)declaration
B)exit
C)housekeeping
D)selection

Question 26

Structured programming is sometimes called ____________________-less programming.

Question 27

One way to straighten out an unstructured flowchart segment is to use the ____ method.

A)spaghetti code
B)spaghetti bowl
C)restructuring
D)priming

Question 28

Some people call the selection structure a(n)____________________ statement.

Question 29

A loop must return to the ____ question at some later point in a structure.

A)start loop
B)loop-controlling
C)master loop
D)continue loop

Question 30

Structured programs can be easily broken down into routines or ____ that can be assigned to any number of programmers.

A)segments
B)modules
C)units
D)sequences

Question 31

When you ____________________ structures, the statements that start and end a structure are always on the same level and always in pairs.

Question 32

A(n)____________________ can contain any number of tasks, but there is no option to branch off and skip any of the tasks.

Question 33

Structures can be stacked or connected to one another at their ____.

A)entry points only
B)exit points only
C)entry or exit points
D)entry or combination points

Question 34

The following pseudocode is an example of ____.

A)nesting
B)stacking
C)single alternative structures
D)a posttest

Question 35

Placing a structure within another structure is called ____ structures.

A)nesting
B)stacking
C)shelling
D)selecting

Question 36

In older languages, you could leave a selection or loop before it was complete by using a ____ statement.

A)loop
B)go next
C)next
D)go to

Question 37

A structured program includes only combinations of the three basic structures: ____.

A)sequence, iteration, and loop
B)iteration, selection, and loop
C)sequence, selection, and loop
D)identification, selection, and loop

Question 38

The case structure is a variation of the ____ structure.

A)selection
B)while
C)sequence
D)do

Question 39

The maximum number of entry points that any programming structure can have is ____.

A)zero
B)one
C)three
D)five

Question 40

The following pseudocode is an example of ____.

A)nesting
B)stacking
C)a posttest
D)a pretest

Question 42

Describe how you can straighten out an unstructured flowchart segment.

Question 43

Explain the difference between the representation of a decision structure and a loop in a flowchart.

Question 46

Define the term structure as it relates to programming.

Question 47

Describe a loop structure.

Question 48

What are the characteristics of a structured program?

Question 50

All logic problems can be solved using only these three structures: sequence, selection, and loop. The three structures, of course, can be combined in an infinite number of ways. What are two general ways structures can be combined?

Question 55

Why does spaghetti code have a shorter shelf life than structured code?

Question 56

Why is it best to use only three programming structures?

Question 58

What are the three basic structures and how can they be used?

Question 60

Rewrite the following as a while loop:
do
pay bills
while more bills remain to be paid