Chapter 1 Vocabulary - Programming
Logic and Design Exam Questions and
Answers
Graphical user interface (GUI) - ANSWER-allows users to interact with a program in
a graphical environment.
Hardware - ANSWER-the equipment or physical devices that are associated with a
computer.
High level programming language - ANSWER-supports English-like syntax.
Infinite loop - ANSWER-occurs when repeating logic never ends.
Information - ANSWER-data that has been processed.
Input - ANSWER-describes the entry of data items into computer memory using
hardware devices such as keyboards and mice.
Input symbol - ANSWER-indicates an input operation and is represented by a
parallelogram in flowcharts.
Input/output symbol or I/O symbol - ANSWER-represented by a parallelogram in
flowcharts.
Integrated development environment (IDE) - ANSWER-a software package that
provides an editor, compiler, and other programming tools.
IPO chart - ANSWER-a program development tool that delineates input, processing,
and output tasks.
Logic of a computer program - ANSWER-when you give instructions to the computer
in a specific sequence, without omitting any instructions or adding extraneous
instructions.
Logical errors - ANSWER-when instructions are performed in the wrong order, too
many times, or not at all.
Loop - ANSWER-a repetition of a series of steps.
Low - ANSWER-level machine language - made up of 1s and 0s that the computer
understands; also called machine language.
Machine language - ANSWER-a computer's on/off circuitry language.
Logic and Design Exam Questions and
Answers
Graphical user interface (GUI) - ANSWER-allows users to interact with a program in
a graphical environment.
Hardware - ANSWER-the equipment or physical devices that are associated with a
computer.
High level programming language - ANSWER-supports English-like syntax.
Infinite loop - ANSWER-occurs when repeating logic never ends.
Information - ANSWER-data that has been processed.
Input - ANSWER-describes the entry of data items into computer memory using
hardware devices such as keyboards and mice.
Input symbol - ANSWER-indicates an input operation and is represented by a
parallelogram in flowcharts.
Input/output symbol or I/O symbol - ANSWER-represented by a parallelogram in
flowcharts.
Integrated development environment (IDE) - ANSWER-a software package that
provides an editor, compiler, and other programming tools.
IPO chart - ANSWER-a program development tool that delineates input, processing,
and output tasks.
Logic of a computer program - ANSWER-when you give instructions to the computer
in a specific sequence, without omitting any instructions or adding extraneous
instructions.
Logical errors - ANSWER-when instructions are performed in the wrong order, too
many times, or not at all.
Loop - ANSWER-a repetition of a series of steps.
Low - ANSWER-level machine language - made up of 1s and 0s that the computer
understands; also called machine language.
Machine language - ANSWER-a computer's on/off circuitry language.
