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The ____ is used to represent output in a flowchart.

A) square
B) circle
C) parallelogram
D) triangle

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The process of walking through a program's logic on paper before you actually write the program is called ____.

A) desk-checking
B) flowcharting
C) pseudocoding
D) testing

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Match each term with a statement below.

Match each term with a statement below.

Professional computer programmers write programs to satisfy their own needs.

An infinite loop is a flow of program logic that repeats and never ends.

Alan Turing is often regarded as the first programmer.

Typically, a programmer develops a program's logic, writes the code, and ____ the program, receiving a list of syntax errors.

How does a program recognize the end of an input file?

Besides the popular, comprehensive programming languages such as Java and C++, many programmers use scripting languages such as Python, Lua, Perl, and PHP.

The process of finding and correcting program errors is called ____.

Using ____ involves writing down all the steps you will use in a program.

Describe temporary and permanent storage.

A(n)____________________ programmer would approach a problem by dividing the process into manageable subtasks.

What is involved in putting a program into production?

Software can be classified into two broad types: application software and programming software.

A(n)____________________ is the sequence of steps necessary to solve any problem.

After a programmer plans the logic of a program, the next step is ____.

____ data items may involve organizing or sorting them, checking them for accuracy, or performing calculations with them.

A(n) ____ is a repeating flow of logic with no end.