Chapter Three

Question 1

Spaghetti Code

Answer 1

Is snarled, unstructured program logic.

Question 2

Unstructured Programs

Answer 2

Are programs that do not follow the rules if structured logic.

Question 3

Structured Programs

Answer 3

Are programs that do follow the rules of structured logic.

Question 4

Sequence Structure

Answer 4

Contains series of steps executed in order. A sequence can contain any number of tasks but there is no option to branch off skipping any of the tasks.

Question 5

Selection structure or Decision Structure

Answer 5

Contains a question and depending on the answer takes one of two courses of action before continuing with the next task.

Question 6

End Structure Statement

Answer 6

Designates the end of a pseudocode Structure.

Question 7

If then else

Answer 7

Is another name for a dual alternative selection Structure.

Question 8

Dual alternative ifs or dual alternative selections

Answer 8

Define one action to be taken when the tested condition is true and another action to be taken when it is false

Question 9

Single alternative ifs or single alternative selections

Answer 9

Take action on just one branch of the Decision.

Question 10

Null case or bull branch

Answer 10

Is the branch of a Decision in which no action is taken.

Question 11

Loop Structure

Answer 11

Continues to repeat actions while a test condition remains true.

Question 12

Loop body

Answer 12

Is the set of actions that occur within a loop.

Question 13

While loop

Answer 13

Is a Structure that continues to repeat a process while some condition remains true.

Question 14

Repetition and iteration

Answer 14

Are alternate names for a loop Structure.

Question 15

While…do loop

Answer 15

Is an alternate name for a while loop.

Question 16

Stacking structures

Answer 16

Is the act of attaching structures end to end.

Question 17

Nesting structures

Answer 17

Is the act of placing a Structure within another Structure.

Question 18

Block

Answer 18

Is a group of statements that executes as a single unit.

Question 19

Priming input or priming read

Answer 19

Is the statement that reads the first input prior to starting a structured loop that uses the data.

Question 20

Goto-less programming

Answer 20

Is a name to describe structured programming because structured programmers do not use a “go to” Statement.