module 9: business process modeling & coding

Question 1

what is an algorithm

Answer 1

a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a compute

Question 2

Software is the collection of instructions that tell a computer what to do. Instructions for a computer are called

Answer 2

code

Question 3

Codes are used to____ a computer so that it can perform useful tasks,

Answer 3

program

Question 4

the act of writing computer codes is called ____

Answer 4

programming or coding

Question 5

A set of instructions (codes) that complete a task is an ____

Answer 5

algorithm

Question 6

This is very similar to a set of instructions for cooking a entre that is called ____

Answer 6

a recipe

Question 7

Three simple programming structures provide the foundation for all logic within any software program.

Answer 7

sequence
selections
conditions

Question 8

what is sequence?

Answer 8

a series of actions done in a specific order to complete a task.

Question 9

what is selection?( or conditions)

Answer 9

which amounts to answering a true/false question based on data and calculation, then pursuing one set of actions if the answer is true, or a different set of actions if the answer is false.

Question 10

what is loops?

Answer 10

instruct the computer to repeat a set of actions over and over again until a condition becomes false.