Exam 8: Computer Programming: Understanding the Basics

When you do not know in advance the number of times you want to execute a statement, use a ______-loop.

​The ​Python programming language was named after the TV show Monty Python's Flying Circu s.

A ____ is a named memory location that holds data specified by a programmer or entered by an end user.​

Instruction code for a computer program is based on an algorithm.

Classes enable programmers to build objects with multiple _______ and define ways for objects to interact with each other.​

The ______ command allows the program to display a message on the screen that asks a user to enter information.​

Syntax errors and ____ errors are the two most frequently encountered when debugging a program.​

When storing data in a variable, programmers use which symbol to indicate the assignment operator?​

Before you can increment or decrement a variable, you have to _______ it.​

A programmer-defined _______ is typically a block of code that is part of a program but is not included in the main execution path.​

​The if command requires which of the following as punctuation?

The == symbol is referred to as the ______ operator.​

_______ programming is a style of programming that focuses​ on using objects to design and build applications.

An accumulator is a numeric variable in which values are repetitively subtracted.​

The type of data that a variable can hold is referred to as its ______.​

Which of the following is not a Python syntax rule?​

​When programmers want one thing to happen when a condition is true and something else to happen when it is false they use the ______ statement.

To ______ a variable means to add an amount to its current value.​

A ______ control structure allows programmers to write code that can repeatedly execute a statement or a series of statements.​

​A comparison operator is used in an expression to compare two______.