SDD

Question 1

What is an input

Answer 1

Data entered into a computer

Question 1

What is the purpose of the analysis stage

Answer 1

To when given a problem identify what the program is meant to do

Question 2

What is a process

Answer 2

the computer program transforms any data from inputs into some form of information that can be output

Question 3

What is an output

Answer 3

The result of any process returned to the user

Question 4

What are the data types

Answer 4

Boolean, string, character, float and integer

Question 5

What is the Boolean dot type

Answer 5

Used to store a value which can be true or false

Question 6

What is a string data type

Answer 6

Used to store a sequence of characters

Question 7

What is a character data type

Answer 7

Used to store a single character

Question 8

What is a float data type

Answer 8

used to store a decimal number

Question 9

What is an integer data type

Answer 9

Used to store a whole number

Question 10

What is assignment

Answer 10

Assignment is to set the value of a variable

Question 11

What is concatenation

Answer 11

The merging of two or more strings together

Question 12

What is the IF statement used for

Answer 12

Making a decision

Question 13

What is the condition of the IF statement

Answer 13

The rule that is being tested by the IF statement,

Question 14

What is the difference between a simple condition and a complex condition

Answer 14

A simple conditions only has one rule while a complex condition has multiple

Question 15

What type of statement can follow an IF statement multiple times

Answer 15

An ELIF statement

Question 16

What does each ELIF statement allow

Answer 16

An additional condition to be tested

Question 17

What can follow both an IF and an ELIF statement

Answer 17

An ELSE statement

Question 18

When will the ELSE statement be executed

Answer 18

When none of the proceeding conditions in the IF statement are true

Question 19

What are the logical operators

Answer 19

AND, OR, NOT

Question 20

What does the AND operator do

Answer 20

Ensures that both conditions are true in the if statement

Question 21

What does the OR operator do

Answer 21

Ensure that either condition are true in the if statement

Question 22

What does the NOT operator do

Answer 22

Reverse the result of the IF statement

Question 23

What are the five arithmetic operators

Answer 23

+ addition, - subtraction, * multiplication, / division, ** to the power off

Question 24

What are the three predefined functions

Answer 24

Round, random and length

Question 25

What is the random predefined function

Answer 25

Returns a random number between two parameters

Question 26

What is the round predefined function

Answer 26

The function returns a decimal number rounded to a given number of places

Question 27

What is the length predefined function

Answer 27

The function returns teh full length of a string

Question 28

What is normal test data used for

Answer 28

To show that the program works as expected

Question 29

What is extreme test data used for

Answer 29

To test the boundary limits of the program

Question 30

What is exceptional test data used for

Answer 30

Test that the program can handle unexpected results

Question 31

What techniques make a program more readable

Answer 31

White spaces, internal commentary, indentation and meaningful variable names