Programming Concepts COMP 1401

Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:

• Module 1
• Define computer terms and concepts.
• Define Networks.
• Classify type of computers.
• Describe major categories of computer languages.
• Describe the program development life cycle.
• Module 2
• Prepare an algorithm for a given problem.
• Use test data to test the logic of an algorithm.
• Module 3
• Design input and output layouts.
• Identify data types.
• Describe the input and output layout standards.
• Module 4
• Define variables and constants and their uses.
• Define functions and their uses.
• Identify and describe the concepts of the data definition.
• Create the data definition for a given problem.
• Module 5
• Identify the common flowcharting symbols.
• Create a simple flowchart.
• Module 6
• Identify the control structures.
• Create a structured flowchart.
• Design a hierarchy chart.
• Module 7
• Define pseudocode.
• Identify the basic computer operations.
• Identify the control structures in pseudocode.
• Module 8
• Define a table.
• Identify table search methods.
• Identify sorting methods.
• Define organization and access.
• Describe two file processing methods.
• Module 9
• Describe conditions used in programming.
• Use compound conditions to simplify coding.
• Use a truth table to assist with developing program logic.
• Use a decision table to ensure all conditions are documented.
• Module 10
• Define a control break.
• Define pagination.
• Code a single-level control break.
• Code a multi-level control break.
• Module 11
• Represent the common programming structures using Nassi-Schneiderman charts.
• Effectively use Nassi-Schneiderman charts to develop structured code.
• Module 12
• Define systems analysis.
• Describe the systems development life cycle.
• Define a database management system.

Effective as of Fall 2003