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____ is/are used to develop the steps of an algorithm without being tied to a specific language.

A) Classes and objects
B) Pseudocode
C) Graphical user interfaces
D) Flowcharts

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When conducting field tests, users testing the program are often surveyed for their opinions and suggestions about the program and its interface.

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When conducting software tests, you should always check for whether memory is being used efficiently and whether any processing steps are unnecessary.

____ are used to specify the actions to take for combinations of logical conditions.

Software testing should never simulate the actual conditions of real-world business.

The purpose of a program is to: • Performing calculations • Calculating statistics • Generating reports • Processing orders

Based on the description below, what structure do you need for the input? In a program with statistics activities, the user should have a choice of repeatedly calculating statistics-including sum, product, maximum, minimum, and average-on sets of numbers.

____ involves running a program in an environment set up to simulate real-world operating conditions.

In programming, the preparation tasks performed before processing data records are known as ____.

As a beginning programmer, you should let other people run your program and ask for their comments.

____ is/are used in many programming languages to focus on objects rather than procedures.

____ is/are used to create an attractive environment for users that's easier to use than a command-line interface.

If you need odd or even numbers for an application, you can use a For loop that increments or decrements in steps of 2.

____ is concerned with methods, best practices, and tools for professional software development.

A repeating menu is implemented in a loop.

Based on the description below, how would you determine letter grades? Students' scores in a class are entered as percentages. The program is to display a letter grade when the percentage is input and display cumulative totals for the number of As, Bs, Cs, Ds, and Fs earned. The program should also check for invalid input.

As a beginning programmer, you should give your code to other programmers and ask for their reactions to the comments, not just to the code.

One way of testing programs is to develop data that includes as many possible variations as you can think of.

Data sets should include values before, at, and after the values named in conditions.

Factors measured during field testing include processing time and throughput.