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1 algorithm

a sequence of instructions which if

followed produces a solution to a given

problem

2 assembly language

a programming language written using

mnemonic codes that suggest their

meanings and are therefore...

3 Boolean operatorwords such as AND, OR and NOT usedin logic to create complex expressions

4 bug an error in a running program

5 compiler

a program which is used for translating

other programs from high level source

code to machine...

6 computer program

a series of coded instructions for the

computer to obey in order to solve aproblem

7 conditionan expression that when evaluated giveseither TRUE or FALSE

8 debugthe process of correcting logic errors in

a program

9 desk checkingto execute a program manually by usinginput values and recording what takes

place statement...

10 documentationa written explanation of how a program

works or how to use it

11 dry runto execute a program manually by usinginput values and recording what takes

place statement...

12 finite loop a loop which ends by itself eventually

13 high level languageany computer language which ismachine independent and uses natural

language-like expressions;...

14 indefinite loopa loop which will repeat for an

unspecified number of times

15 initialize to give a variable a starting value

16 interpretera computer program which translatesand executes other programs one

instruction at a time as...

17 iterate to repeat again and again

18 iterationa set of programming instructions whichare done over and over

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one pass/execution...

19 translatorany program which converts sourcecode into object code

20 logic error

an error in reasoning which results in a

program not doing exactly what it wasconceived of...

21 low level language

a machine dependent class of

programming languages; covers first

and second generation

22 machine codethe type of instruction that the CPU canunderstand and directly execute.

23 machine language

the native language of the computer in

1's and 0's. Different types of

computers...

24 natural language processing

computer systems that recognise,

understand and process written and

spoken languages

25 object codethe machine language program producedby a translator

26 well defined:problem

a problem which has a correct answer,

and there are certain procedures that,

when applied correctly,...

27 ill defined problema problem which does not necessarilyhave one "correct" answer, and the path

to its solution...

28 run-time error

an error that occurs after the program

has been tested and is running but whicharises from...

29 sentinel valuea particular value in a variable which

will cause a loop to stop running

30 source codea program written in a programminglanguage

31 string constant

a sequence of characters which do not

change during the running of the

program, the value...

32 syntaxthe specific rules, procedures andstatements of a programming language

33 syntax error

a programming error caused by incorrect

use of the structure of a programming

language or simply...

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34 systems analyst

a person whose job is to study the

operations of a manual or computerisedsystem and try to...

35 trace table

a rectangular array of rows and columns

where the column headings are the

variables in a program...

36 tracing

a technique that allows the user to detect

any logic errors in the program or

algorithm, usually...

37 variablea name that is given to a slot in memoryreserved for storing changeable data

38 constanta value which does not change during

the execution of a program

39 assembler

a program which converts assembly

language code into machine language

code

40 character

one of the set of symbols that may be

represented in a computer; characters

can...

41 invokethe process of starting up a program by

using its name (or selecting its icon)

42 pseudocode

a language consisting of english-like

statements used to represent an

algorithm,

43 code (verb)

to create a program; to translate an

algorithm into programming code

44another name for a defining

diagram

an IPO chart

(input processing output)

45 integer a positive or negative whole number

46 real value

a positive or negative number with at

least one decimal place (the decimalplace can be...

47 sequencingto do things step by step one after the

other in order

48 selection

evaluating a conditional expression and

taking one of two possible pathsdepending on whether...

49 flowchartpictorial representation of an algorithm

using prescribed symbols and flow lines