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Programming Logic and Design Ninth Edition Flashcards

Combination of all the components required to process and store data using a computer

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Combination of all the components required to process
and store data using a computer

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Computer system

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Equipment associated with a computer

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Hardware

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Computer instructions that tells the hardware what to do

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Software

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Instructions written by programmers

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Programs

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Writing software instructions

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Programming

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such as word processing,
spreadsheets, payroll and inventory, even games, app

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Application software

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such as operating systems like Windows,
Linux, or UNIX, Google Android and Apple IOS

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System softwares

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Data items such as text, numbers, images, and sound

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Input

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Calculations and comparisons performed by the central processing
unit (CPU)

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Processing

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  • Resulting information that is sent to a printer,
    a monitor, or storage devices after processing
  • A cloud based device is accessed through the Internet
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Output

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Used to write computer instructions called program code
– Writing instructions is called coding the program
– Examples
* Visual Basic, C#, C++, or Java

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Programming language–

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– Rules governing word usage and punctuation
– Mistakes in a language’s usage are syntax errors

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Syntax

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– Computer’s temporary, internal storage – random access memory (RAM)
– Volatile memory – lost when the power is off

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Computer memory

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– Nonvolatile memory

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Permanent storage devices

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Translates source code into machine language (binary language)
statements called object code
– Checks for syntax errors

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Compiler or interpreter

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– Input will be accepted, some processing will occur, and results will be
output

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Program executes or runs

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Understanding Simple Program Logic
* cannot execute

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Programs with syntax errors

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– Errors in program logic produce incorrect output

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Logical errors

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– Sequence of specific instructions in specific order

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Logic of the computer program

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– Named memory location whose value can vary

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Variable

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People for whom a program is written

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Users or end users

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– All supporting paperwork for a program

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Documentation

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is the sequence of steps or rules you
follow to solve a problem

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algorithm

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Most common planning tools

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Flowcharts
– Pseudocode

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Walking through a program’s logic on paper before you
actually write the program

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Desk-checking

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Plan the steps of the program and what they include

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Planning the Logic

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One of the most difficult aspects of programming

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Understanding the Problem

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is easier than the planning step

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Coding

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Compiler or interpreter
– Changes the programmer’s English-like high-level
programming language into the low-level machine
language

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Translator program

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Misuse of a language’s grammar rules
– Programmer corrects listed syntax errors
– Might need to recompile the code several times

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Syntax error

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Hundreds of programming languages available
– Choose based on features
– Similar in their basic capabilities

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Coding the Program

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Execute the program with some sample data to see
whether the results are logically correct

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Test

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is the process of finding and correcting
program errors

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Debugging

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Programs should be tested with many sets of data

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Testing the Program

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Process depends on program’s purpose
– May take several months

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Putting the Program into Production

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The entire set of actions an organization must take to
switch over to using a new program or set of programs

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Conversion

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Making changes after the program is put into production

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Maintenance

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Maintaining previously written programs

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Common first programming job

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Repeat the development cycle

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Make changes to existing programs

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English-like representation of the logical steps it takes to
solve a problem

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Pseudocode

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Pictorial representation of the logical steps it takes to solve
a problem

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Flowchart

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representation of a number-doubling
problem
start
input myNumber
set myAnswer = myNumber * 2
output myAnswer
stop

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Pseudocode

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repetition of a series of steps

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loop

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repeating flow of logic that
never ends

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infinite loop

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Data-entry value that the user will never need
– Sentinel value

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Dummy value

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Marker at the end of a file that automatically acts as a
sentinel

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eof (“end of file”)

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Testing a value

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Making a decision

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Diamond shape

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Decision symbol

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Arrows that connect steps

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Flowlines

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Start/stop symbols
– Shaped like a racetrack
– Also called lozenges

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Terminal symbols

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Represents output statements
– Parallelogram

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Output symbol

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Indicates input operation
– Parallelogram

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Input symbol

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Contains processing statements
such as arithmetic
– Rectangle

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Processing symbol

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Draw geometric shapes that contain the individual
statements
– Connect shapes with arrows

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Drawing Flowcharts

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is used to create simple text files

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Text Editor

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provides an
editor, compiler, and other programming tools
* Microsoft Visual Studio IDE

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– Integrated development environment (IDE)

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is a location on your computer screen at
which you type text entries to communicate with the
computer’s operating system

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Command line

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allows users to interact with a program in a graphical
environment

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A graphical user interface, or GUI (pronounced gooey)

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Major models or paradigms used by programmers

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Understanding the Evolution
of Programming Models

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Focuses on the procedures that programmers
create

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Procedural programming

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Focuses on objects, or “things,” and describes
their features (or attributes) and their
behaviors

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Object-oriented programming

CPE 111b (5 decks)

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