WGU C173 Version 3 Language Agnostic
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1. input: A program gets data, perhaps from a file, keyboard, touchscreen, network, et
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c.
2. process: A program performs computations on that data, such as adding two va
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lues like x + y.
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3. Output: A program puts that data somewhere, such as to a file, screen, network, et
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c.
4. variable: Used by programs to refer to data. It is a named item, used to hold a val
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ue.
1g/g 4
,5. flowchart: A graphical language for creating computer programs.
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6. Program: A list of statements, each statement carrying out some action and ex
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ecuting one at a time.
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7. Run, execute: Words for carrying out a program's statements.
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8. String literal: Text (characters) within double quotes.
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9. Characters: Any letter (a-z, A-Z), digit (0-9), or symbol (~, !, @, etc.).
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10. newline: Special two- g g
character sequence \n whose appearance in an output string literal causes the cur
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sor to move to the next output line.
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11. comment: Text a programmer adds to a program, to be read by humans (other pr
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ogrammers), but ignored by the program when executing.
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2g/g 4
, 12. Moore's Law: Engineers have reduced switch sizes by half about every 2 years.
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3g/g 4
Questions with Verified Answers
Grade A+ Guarantee
1. input: A program gets data, perhaps from a file, keyboard, touchscreen, network, et
g g g g g g g g g g g g
c.
2. process: A program performs computations on that data, such as adding two va
g g g g g g g g g g g g
lues like x + y.
g g g g
3. Output: A program puts that data somewhere, such as to a file, screen, network, et
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
c.
4. variable: Used by programs to refer to data. It is a named item, used to hold a val
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
ue.
1g/g 4
,5. flowchart: A graphical language for creating computer programs.
g g g g g g g
6. Program: A list of statements, each statement carrying out some action and ex
g g g g g g g g g g g g
ecuting one at a time.
g g g g
7. Run, execute: Words for carrying out a program's statements.
g g g g g g g g
8. String literal: Text (characters) within double quotes.
g g g g g g
9. Characters: Any letter (a-z, A-Z), digit (0-9), or symbol (~, !, @, etc.).
g g g g g g g g g g g g
10. newline: Special two- g g
character sequence \n whose appearance in an output string literal causes the cur
g g g g g g g g g g g g
sor to move to the next output line.
g g g g g g g
11. comment: Text a programmer adds to a program, to be read by humans (other pr
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
ogrammers), but ignored by the program when executing.
g g g g g g g
2g/g 4
, 12. Moore's Law: Engineers have reduced switch sizes by half about every 2 years.
g g g g g g g g g g g g
3g/g 4