Unit 2 Assignment 1: Homework
Unit 2 Assignment 1: Homework
Short Answer
1. What does a professional programmer usually do first to gain an understanding of a problem? (The wording of this question has me a little stumped so I’ll give you all the answers that are running through my head and see if that is what you are looking for here) a. Should “problem” = program assignment of some sort, than the first step would be to design the basis of the program in pseudocode to gain a clear picture of what kind of commands will work where, then move into flowcharting to start putting together the logic. b. Should “problem” = an issue in the code that is preventing it from executing, than the first thing I would imagine being done is to look over the program for syntax errors and logic errors. (While I know that syntax is usually the culprit for error, I may as well look for the both of them if I’m going to be going over code line by line.)
2. What is pseudocode?
Pseudocode is “fake” code (as per the pseudo meaning fake and code meaning code). This is where a programmer writes out the code without worry of syntax or logic errors to get a visual feel of how the program should unfold. 3. Computer programs typically perform what three steps?
The three steps that computer programs typically perform are:
a. Input- where the program collects data from a source
b. Process- Where the input data is used for an out come
c. Output- where the processed data is presented
4. What does the term “user-friendly” mean?
User-friendly is a term used in the software development to describe programs that are easy to use. Algorithm Workbench Review
1. Design an algorithm that prompts the user to enter his or her height and stores the user’s input in a variable named height. 1 Display “You have found the I’m Going to Turn Your Height into Information I Can Use program (feel free to clap and cheer!)” 2 Display “Enter your height, please”
3 Input yourHeight
4 Display “Thank you! (Now please
Short Answer
1. What does a professional programmer usually do first to gain an understanding of a problem? (The wording of this question has me a little stumped so I’ll give you all the answers that are running through my head and see if that is what you are looking for here) a. Should “problem” = program assignment of some sort, than the first step would be to design the basis of the program in pseudocode to gain a clear picture of what kind of commands will work where, then move into flowcharting to start putting together the logic. b. Should “problem” = an issue in the code that is preventing it from executing, than the first thing I would imagine being done is to look over the program for syntax errors and logic errors. (While I know that syntax is usually the culprit for error, I may as well look for the both of them if I’m going to be going over code line by line.)
2. What is pseudocode?
Pseudocode is “fake” code (as per the pseudo meaning fake and code meaning code). This is where a programmer writes out the code without worry of syntax or logic errors to get a visual feel of how the program should unfold. 3. Computer programs typically perform what three steps?
The three steps that computer programs typically perform are:
a. Input- where the program collects data from a source
b. Process- Where the input data is used for an out come
c. Output- where the processed data is presented
4. What does the term “user-friendly” mean?
User-friendly is a term used in the software development to describe programs that are easy to use. Algorithm Workbench Review
1. Design an algorithm that prompts the user to enter his or her height and stores the user’s input in a variable named height. 1 Display “You have found the I’m Going to Turn Your Height into Information I Can Use program (feel free to clap and cheer!)” 2 Display “Enter your height, please”
3 Input yourHeight
4 Display “Thank you! (Now please