Computer Programming Chapter 1

series of finite steps designed to solve a problem.

programmers who write, maintain, and/or customize programs that handle a specific task.

acts as an interface between the user and the systems software, and allows the user to perform specific tasks.

used to convert Assembly Language instructions to Machine Language.

a language using mnemonics in place of 1's and 0's, as with Machine Language.

a software program that converts HighLevel ProcedureOriented and ObjectOriented program instructions into Machine Language.

used to control logic flow in a program. The three basic control structures are sequence, selection, and repetition.

another term for a selection structure.

allows the programmer to use instructions that more closely resemble the English language.

another term for the repetition structure.

another term for control structures.

another term for the repetition structure.

a language that uses bits/bytes to form instructions to communicate with a computer system.

symbols used to represent actual Machine Language instructions.

a language that views a problem solution as a set of interacting objects.

the people who write computer programs.

languages used to communicate with a computer.

the directions given to computers.

a control structure in which program instructions are repeatedly executed until a condition is met. Another common term for the repetition structure is a loop.

a control structure in which program instructions are executed based upon a decision. Another name for the selection structure is the decision structure.

the most basic control structure in which program instructions are executed one after another.

programmers who write and maintain programs that help the com puter carry out its basic operating functions.