Beginning Programming Terms Crossword

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1. A program that makes the computer do a useful task such as an accounting system, word processor, graphics processor, games, etc.
3. A collection of related data stored so that a computer program can easily access parts to use.
4. A section of programming code that can be called or branched to from another program or from another section in one program.
7. _____________ Address - A completely spelled out, or, FULLY QUALIFIED location of a file or other resource on a computer or network.
9. The process of fixing or eliminating errors in programs.
11. A complete set of data such as a listing for employees of a company that consists of name, social security number, pay rate, date of birth, etc
12. An object such as text or a graphic that is capable of moving the focus of a web browser to another area on a web page or another webpage or some other object on the Internet by giving the browser a new URL address to branch to.
14. _______________ Address - A shorter path to a file or resource on a computer or network.
16. A decision point in a program’s logic where the next steps executed depend on the result of a condition or logical operation such as <,>,=, ≠ or an event.
17. A small program, part of a program or even a function or specific command such as SQRT.
19. ________________ Code - The program instructions made with a programming language that a programmer can easily comprehend.
24. A numeric or alpha-numeric series of characters that will be input, stored or output exactly as it is.
25. The use of reserved words and phrases used to make lines of code.
26. The process of making a set of program instructions carry out specific tasks and/or manipulate data in a proper method to make correct and meaningful output.
27. ____________ Words - Each programming language has certain words or phrases that can only be used as commands or operators unless a specific condition is first observed.
28. A datum in memory whose contents can change as a result of a programs operation.
29. A collection of related data stored in memory.

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2. A type of programming language that translates source code one line at a time into machine executable code and then carries out the instruction before getting the next line of source code.
5. The address used to find objects on the Internet.
6. To execute the steps or lines of code of a program.
7. An option to a command such as the myfile.doc part of the command... PRINT myfile.doc
8. _____________ Code - The machine executable instructions made from a source code by the programming language.
10. The term used to describe the equivalent of grammar in a computer program line.
13. A collection of data stored in memory that have some kind of organization.
15. A sequenced set of instructions that make the computer do a useful task.
18. The individual lines of instructions made using a programming language.
20. A specific condition a command or program routine can check for.
21. The term used to describe an error in a program.
22. A graphic representation of the logical steps used to solve a problem or make a program routine.
23. A field is a single part of a record such as an employee name or their social security number in the last example.
25. A type of programming language that translates each line of source code into an executable or object code and then executes the lines of object code in sequence.