Deck 2: Elements of High-Quality Programs

Question 1

A variable's unknown value is commonly called ____.

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

Answer 1

D

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

D

Question 3

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

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Fractional numeric variables that contain a decimal point are known as ____ variables.

A)partial
B)string
C)integer
D)floating-point

Question 5

Programmers generally write programs as one long series of steps.

Question 6

Declaring a starting value for a variable is known as ____ the variable.

A)initializing
B)declaring
C)defining
D)identifying

Question 7

When the first letter of a variable name is uppercase, as in HourlyWage , the format is known as ____ casing.

A)Hungarian notation
B)Pascal casing
C)camel casing
D)Turing notation

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

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 10

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

Question 11

The process of naming program variables and assigning a type to them is called ____ variables.

A)initializing
B)declaring
C)identifying
D)proclaiming

Question 12

When the variable starts with a lowercase letter and any subsequent word begins with an uppercase letter, this is called ____.

A)Hungarian notation
B)Pascal casing
C)camel casing
D)Turing notation

Question 13

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

Question 14

A string variable can hold digits such as account numbers and zip codes.

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

The assignment operator has left-to-right-to-left associativity, which means that the value of the expression to the left of the assignment operator is evaluated first and that the result is assigned to the operand on the right.

Question 17

In many programming languages, if you declare a variable and do not initialize it, the variable contains an unknown value until it is assigned a value.

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

Program comments are a type of internal documentation.

Question 20

All programming languages support four broad data types.

Question 21

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.

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

Question 22

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

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

Question 23

____ is the process of paying attention to important properties while ignoring nonessential details.

A)Abstraction
B)Modularization
C)Abbreviation
D)Decomposition

Question 24

Each programming language has a few reserved ____________________ that are not allowed as variable names because they are part of the language's syntax.

Question 25

When a program has several modules calling other modules, programmers often use a program ____, which operates similarly to an organizational chart, to show the overall picture of how modules are related to one another.

A)hierarchy chart
B)tree chart
C)flow chart
D)data diagram

Question 26

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

Question 27

As programs become larger and more complicated, the need for good planning and design ____ .

A)decreases
B)is inefficient
C)is not necessary
D)increases

Question 28

The ____ dictate the order in which operations in the same statement are carried out.

A)rules of precedence
B)statement rules
C)operation rules
D)rules of arithmetic

Question 29

Whole number variables are known as ____________________ variables.

Question 30

Programmers refer to programs that contain meaningful names as ____.

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

Question 31

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

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

Question 32

The mainline logic of almost every procedural computer program consists of these three distinct parts: ____ .

A)housekeeping tasks, main tasks, and end-of-job tasks
B)clearing tasks, detail loop tasks, and end-of-job tasks
C)housekeeping tasks, detail loop tasks, and end-of-job tasks
D)housekeeping tasks, detail loop tasks, and math tasks

Question 33

____ variables and constants are known to the entire program.

A)Local
B)Transient
C)Heap
D)Global

Question 34

A(n)____ is similar to a variable, except it can be assigned a value only once.

A)unnamed constant
B)literal
C)named constant
D)constant

Question 35

The assignment operator is the ____ sign.

A)*
B)+
C)=
D)/

Question 36

A ____ variable is not used for input or output, but instead is just a working variable that you use during a program's execution.

A)programming
B)throw away
C)temporary
D)calculating

Question 37

___________________ tasks include any steps you must perform at the beginning of a program to get ready for the rest of the program.

Question 38

Declaring a starting value is known as ____________________ the variable.

Question 39

Depending on the programming language being used, modules are also known as ____ .

A)subroutines, procedures, or methods
B)subroutines, receptacles, or methods
C)tasks, functions, or methods
D)procedures, functions, or containers

Question 40

The process of breaking down a large program into modules is called ____.

A)decomposing
B)modularization
C)fragmentation
D)caching

Question 41

List three reasons for modularizing a large program.

Question 46

List three design features that you can use while creating programs to make them easier to write and maintain.

Question 48

What items should you include when you create a module?

Question 49

What are end-of-job tasks?

Question 51

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

Question 52

Explain the purpose of temporary variables.

Question 55

Explain the purpose of annotation symbols.

Question 56

What does a data item's data type describe?

Question 57

Explain the purpose of detail loop tasks.

Question 59

Discuss why it is important to maintain good programming habits.