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Course Introduction
Programming Logic and Design introduces students to the fundamental concepts of algorithm development and problem-solving techniques essential in computer programming. The course covers logical thinking, flowchart creation, pseudo code, and the foundational principles of structured programming. Students learn how to analyze problems, break them down into manageable steps, and design clear, efficient solutions using logic. By exploring sequencing, selection, iteration, and modularization, students gain the skills necessary to plan and develop computer programs, preparing them for more advanced studies in various programming languages.
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Just Enough Programming Logic and Design 2nd Edition by Joyce Farrell
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Chapter 1: An Overview of Computers and Logic
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Q1) ____ are instruction sets written by programmers.
A) Tests
B) Outputs
C) Programs
D) Inputs
Answer: C
Q2) Variable names may not begin with a digit,although usually they may contain digits.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) ____ a program is when a programmer can execute the program with some sample data to see whether the results are logically correct.
A) Planning
B) Coding
C) Maintaining
D) Testing
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Understanding Structure
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Q1) Programming structures can be combined in an infinite number of ways.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) You can replace any individual tasks or steps in a structured flowchart diagram or pseudocode segment with additional structures.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Most newer computer languages are unstructured and use syntax that lets you deal efficiently with sequence,selection,and looping.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Write structured pseudocode to indicate that you will keep drying your hair while it is still wet.
Answer: while hair is wet dry hair endwhile
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Chapter 3: Making Decisions
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Q1) Write structured pseudocode to fix this statement: if hourlyWage > 8.50 and < 15.80 then
Answer: if hourlyWage > 8.50 and hourlyWage < 15.80 then
Q2) You use the logical ____ operator to reverse the meaning of a Boolean expression. A) NOT
B) AND
C) OR D) XOR
Answer: A
Q3) Sometimes you want to take action when one or the other of two conditions is true,this type of compound condition is called a(n)____ decision.
A) AND B) OR C) NOR
D) NOT
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Looping
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Q1) When one loop is nested within another,the containing loop is the ____ loop.
A) inner
B) controlling
C) bounding
D) outer
Q2) A(n)____ value is a number you use to increase a loop control variable on each pass through a loop.
A) jump
B) bump
C) increment
D) step
Q3) Some loops are controlled by reducing,or ____.
A) decrementing
B) incrementing
C) indicating
D) compensating
Q4) If a data item is valid,you can assume that it is also correct.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Write the logic for a program that outputs every even number from 2 through 16.
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Chapter 5: Arrays
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Q1) In Java,C++,and C#,the for loop looks like the following:
A) for(dep = 0; dep++; dep < SIZE)
B) for(dep > SIZE; dep = 0; dep++)
C) for(dep = 0; dep < SIZE; dep++)
D) for(dep = SIZE,dep > 0,dep++)
Q2) When working with arrays,you can use ____ in two ways: to hold an array's size and as the array values.
A) structures
B) literals
C) constants
D) strings
Q3) If you assume an array's first subscript is 0,you will always be "off by one" in your array manipulation.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Define and initialize an array that contains the names of the days of the week.
Q5) The values stored in arrays should never be constants.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Using Methods
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Q1) A method's ____ includes the method identifier and possibly other identifying information.
A) header
B) body
C) declaration
D) return
Q2) Write the pseudocode for the method named computeArea.The method should display "The area is " and numeric value: result.It should have two numeric parameters: width and length.width multiplied by length is equal to result.
Q3) There is a method with the header: void printData(num x,string y). There is a declared a numeric variable: test. What does this method return?
A) a numeric and a string variable
B) test
C) nothing
D) it depends on the parameters
Q4) Visual Basic programmers use the term "methods" to name their modules.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is the difference between an argument and a parameter variable?
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Chapter 7: Object-Oriented Programming
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Q1) List the three parts of a class definition.
Q2) Object-oriented programming uses few of the concepts you are familiar with from modular,procedural programming.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to the principle of ____,data fields should usually be private,and a client application should be able to access them only through the public interfaces,that is,through the class's public methods.
A) function hiding
B) data hiding
C) data encapsulation
D) data definition
Q4) ____ methods change values within an object.
A) Transformer
B) Change
C) Mutator
D) Get
Q5) A class definition can contain four parts.
A)True
B)False
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