CMPSC 101: CH. 2 CHECKPOINT
CORRECT 100%
Who is a programmer's customer? - ANSWERany person, group, or organization
that is asking you to write a program
what is a flowchart? - ANSWERa diagram that graphically depicts the steps that take
place in a program
what do each of the following symbols mean in a flowchart?
-oval
-parallelogram
-rectangle - ANSWERovals- terminal symbols
parallelograms- either output or input symbols
rectangles- processing symbols
what is a software requirement? - ANSWERa single function that the program must
perform in order to satisfy the customer
What is an algorithm? - ANSWERA set of well-defined logical steps that must be
taken to perform a task
What is pseudocode? - ANSWERan informal language that has no syntax rules and
is not meant to be compiled or executed. instead, programmers use pseudocode to
create models, or "mock-ups", of programs
write a statement that displays your name - ANSWERprint('Taylor Reynolds')
write a statement that displays the following text:
Python's the best! - ANSWERprint("Python's the best!")
write a statement that displays the following text:
The cat said "meow." - ANSWERprint('The cat said "meow"')
What is a variable? - ANSWERa name that references a value in the computer's
memory
Which of the following are illegal variable names in Python, and why? -
ANSWER99bottles - can't start with a number
r&d - can't include &
what is the Python data type of the values referenced by each variable?
value1 = 99
value2 = 45.9
CORRECT 100%
Who is a programmer's customer? - ANSWERany person, group, or organization
that is asking you to write a program
what is a flowchart? - ANSWERa diagram that graphically depicts the steps that take
place in a program
what do each of the following symbols mean in a flowchart?
-oval
-parallelogram
-rectangle - ANSWERovals- terminal symbols
parallelograms- either output or input symbols
rectangles- processing symbols
what is a software requirement? - ANSWERa single function that the program must
perform in order to satisfy the customer
What is an algorithm? - ANSWERA set of well-defined logical steps that must be
taken to perform a task
What is pseudocode? - ANSWERan informal language that has no syntax rules and
is not meant to be compiled or executed. instead, programmers use pseudocode to
create models, or "mock-ups", of programs
write a statement that displays your name - ANSWERprint('Taylor Reynolds')
write a statement that displays the following text:
Python's the best! - ANSWERprint("Python's the best!")
write a statement that displays the following text:
The cat said "meow." - ANSWERprint('The cat said "meow"')
What is a variable? - ANSWERa name that references a value in the computer's
memory
Which of the following are illegal variable names in Python, and why? -
ANSWER99bottles - can't start with a number
r&d - can't include &
what is the Python data type of the values referenced by each variable?
value1 = 99
value2 = 45.9
