MIS 221 - Exam #1 Questions With
Answers 100% Pass
Flowchart - ANSWER a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program
Algorithm - ANSWER a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem
IPO / IPO Chart - ANSWER input, process, output; start with the output
Processing item - ANSWER an intermediate value (neither input nor output) that an
algorithm uses when transforming the input into the output
Pseudocode - ANSWER Shorthand notation for programming which uses a combination
of informal programming structures and verbal descriptions of code.
Control Structures - ANSWER a block of programming that determines which part of the
program is executed next. There are three types of structures: sequence, selection, and
repetition.
sequence structure - ANSWER the control structure that directs the computer to process
each instruction in the order listed in the program
selection structure - ANSWER the control structure that directs the computer to make a
, decision and then take the appropriate action based on that decision; also called the
decision structure
repetition structure - ANSWER or loops, are used when a program needs to repeatedly
process one or more instructions until some condition is met, at which time the loop
ends. Many programming tasks are repetitive, having little variation from one item to the
next.
Flowchart Symbols - ANSWER Oval - Begin or end
Rectangle - Process
Parrelelogram - Input/Output
Diamond - Decision
Arrow - Direction of Flow
Program - ANSWER An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run
by a machine.
Software - ANSWER the programs and other operating information used by a computer.
Hardware - ANSWER the physical parts of a computer
Programmers - ANSWER People who take the analysts' design and develop, code, and
test computer programs.
Answers 100% Pass
Flowchart - ANSWER a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program
Algorithm - ANSWER a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem
IPO / IPO Chart - ANSWER input, process, output; start with the output
Processing item - ANSWER an intermediate value (neither input nor output) that an
algorithm uses when transforming the input into the output
Pseudocode - ANSWER Shorthand notation for programming which uses a combination
of informal programming structures and verbal descriptions of code.
Control Structures - ANSWER a block of programming that determines which part of the
program is executed next. There are three types of structures: sequence, selection, and
repetition.
sequence structure - ANSWER the control structure that directs the computer to process
each instruction in the order listed in the program
selection structure - ANSWER the control structure that directs the computer to make a
, decision and then take the appropriate action based on that decision; also called the
decision structure
repetition structure - ANSWER or loops, are used when a program needs to repeatedly
process one or more instructions until some condition is met, at which time the loop
ends. Many programming tasks are repetitive, having little variation from one item to the
next.
Flowchart Symbols - ANSWER Oval - Begin or end
Rectangle - Process
Parrelelogram - Input/Output
Diamond - Decision
Arrow - Direction of Flow
Program - ANSWER An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run
by a machine.
Software - ANSWER the programs and other operating information used by a computer.
Hardware - ANSWER the physical parts of a computer
Programmers - ANSWER People who take the analysts' design and develop, code, and
test computer programs.
