Chapter 7 Tech terms

A method used in the analysis stage of the program development life cycle;

a complex problem is broken down into smaller parts, which can then be sub divided into even smaller parts that can be solved more easily

What are the stages for software development cycle?

• Analysis-coding-testing-maintenance

• Design-Analysis-Coding-Testing-Maintenance

• Analysis- Design-Testing -Coding-Maintenance

• Analysis-Design-Coding-Testing-Maintenance

Which one is the description for the 'Design' stage?

• uses the program specification from the analysis stage to show to how the program should be developed

• a process of investigation, leading to the specification of what a program is required to do

• the writing of the program or suite of programs

• systematic checks done on a program to make sure that it works under all conditions

Which one is the component part of any computer system?

• input

• output

• process

• storage

Which one is the shape for 'decision' in flowchart.

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Which one is the shape for 'start' or 'end' in flowchart.

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Which one is the shape for 'input' or 'output' in flowchart.

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Which one is the shape for 'process' in flowchart.

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Automated checks carried out by a program that data is reasonable before it is accepted into a computer system.

What is the word for this description

Checking that data has been accurately copied from another source and input into a computer or transferred from one part of a computer system to another.

What is the word for this description?