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MIS 505 PART 3 Chapter 1: An Overview of Computers and Progrmming


COMPLETION

	1.	When instructions are carried out, a program runs, or ____________________.


	2.	The heart of the programming process lies in planning the program- ____________________.


	3.	When you draw a flowchart, you use a parallelogram to represent a(n) ____________________, which indicates an input operation.


	4.	A preselected value that stops the execution of a program is often called a(n) ____________________ value because it does not represent real data.


	5.	You can write a(n) ____________________ program in any language that supports object orientation.


MATCHING

Match each item with a statement below.
a.	volatile memory	f.	pseudocode
b.	software	g.	hardware
c.	syntax error	h.	flowchart
d.	machine language	i.	flowlines
e.	sentinel


	1.	Equipment, or the physical devices, associated with a computer

	2.	Instructions that tell the computer what to do

	3.	Contents are lost when the computer is turned off or loses power

	4.	Represents the millions of on/off circuits within the computer

	5.	Incorrectly spelled words or reversing the proper order of two words in a computer program

	6.	Pictorial representation of the logical steps it takes to solve a problem

	7.	English-like representation of the logical steps it takes to solve a problem

	8.	Used to show the correct sequence of statements

	9.	Preselected value that stops the execution of a program.