Necessary vocan for describing programming

Question 1

Algorithm

Answer 1

A sequence of steps that are followed to complete a certain task

Question 2

Decomposition

Answer 2

The process of breaking down a problem into smaller sub-problems

Question 3

Abstraction

Answer 3

The process of removing unnecessary detail from a problem

Question 4

Integer

Answer 4

A data type that is a whole number

Question 5

Real

Answer 5

A data type which is a number that can have a decimal value

Question 6

Boolean

Answer 6

A data type that has one of two possible values which intend to represent two truth values (0 and 1 or true and false)

Question 7

Character

Answer 7

A letter, number, space, punctuation mark, or symbol that can be typed on a computer.

Question 8

String

Answer 8

A composite data structure that is sequence of characters

Question 9

Identifier

Answer 9

They include names or variables, constants and subroutines names(A string of alphanumeric characters that begin with an alphabetic character or underscore character;) It is created by user

Question 10

Variable

Answer 10

Named slot in memory that can be referenced later in the code and can be changed.

Question 11

Constant

Answer 11

Named slot in memory that can be referenced later in the code but cannot be changed.

Question 12

Assignment

Answer 12

Sets/resets the values of an integer and stores it in a variable/ constant.

Question 13

Iteration

Answer 13

A process of repeating lines of code.

Question 14

Definite

Answer 14

A definite iteration will be tested a set number of times (for loop)

Question 15

Indefinite

Answer 15

An indefinite iteration will be repeated until certain conditions are met (while loop)

Question 16

Selection

Answer 16

lines of code that only run when a condition(s) is met (if statements)

Question 17

Subroutine

Answer 17

Sequence of program instructions that performs a specific task given an identifier so you can refer back to it in the program

Question 18

Procedure

Answer 18

A subroutine that doesn’t return a value

Question 19

Function

Answer 19

A subroutine that returns a value

Question 20

Nested

Answer 20

A loop within a loop or a selection in a selection

Question 21

Array

Answer 21

A data structure that holds a number of values

Question 22

Concatenate

Answer 22

The process of putting strings together

Question 23

Structured Approach

Answer 23

Using decomposition to make smaller programs to solve a program

Question 24

Validation

Answer 24

The program checks the data to make sure it meets rules and restrictions