4. Defining And Planning Software Solutions Flashcards
What is the base of Binary?
2
What is the base of hexadecimal?
16
What is the maximum value for an integer?
255 bits
What is the maximum value for an integer?
255 bits
What are the elements of a structure chart?
- Decision
- Repetition
- Module/subroutine
- Parameter
- Control parameter (flag)
- Call line
What are the elements of a structure chart?
- Decision
- Repetition
- Module/subroutine
- Parameter
- Control parameter (flag)
- Call line
What are the different types of storyboards?
- Hierarchal
- Linear
- Combination
Elements of a system flowchart?
- Input/Output
- Online display
- Process
- Punch card
- Paper document
- Online input
- Decision
- Magnetic tape
- Multi-paper document
- Disk drive
- Manual operation
- Telecommunications Link
What is a way to debug and check for errors in an algorithm?
Desk checking, with values inside and outside boundary values.
What field are in a data dictionary?
- Field name
- Data type
- Field size
- Description
- Example
Difference between a local and global variable?
Local: only be accessed by the function it is contained within.
Global: can be accessed anywhere in code.
What are some examples of simple data types?
- String
- Integer
- Long
- Floating point
- Boolean
- Date
- Currency
What are some examples of structured data types?
- Records: a set/group of data entries
- Array
- Sequential file
- Random relative file
What are the three control structures and their characteristics?
- Sequence - order the operation is run
- Selection - decisions made across paths, binary and multiway
- Repetition - pre-test, post-test loops and for/next loops
What do case selection is pseudocode look like?
CASEWHERE
CASE 1:
Blablabla
Case 2:
wowowowow
CASEEND
////////////
IF something THEN
Process
ELSE
Something
ENDIF