Unit 2 Assignment

Short Answers; 1. What does a professional programmer usually do first to gain an understanding of a problem?

A. Debugs the code. It allows them to find and correct the code that is causing the errors. 2. What is pseudocode? A. Fake code, usually used for the programmers benefit to remember direction of program. 3. Computer programs typically perform what three steps? A. Input received; some process Is performed by input; output is given. 4. What does the term, “User-friendly” mean? A. describes programs that are easy to use, by anyone.

Algorithm Workbench; 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. A. Declare Integer height Display “What is your height?” Input height Display “You are so tall at a whopping:” Display height 2. Design an algorithm that prompts the user to enter their favorite color and stores the users input in a variable named color. A. Declare Real color Display “What is your favorite-est color, ever?” Input color Display “I like that color too!” Display color I added the display to show that the height/color input was stored and given back. Programming Exercises; 1. Design a program that displays your information. A. Display “Michael Shane Jones” Display “12103 Scissortail. Austin, TX 78750” Display “512-779-7772” Display “International Business Management” 2. Total purchase – Customers store is purchasing five items. Design a program that asks for the price, displays subtotals, 6% sales tax, total. A. //Declare Variables Declare Integer price1 Declare Integer price2 Declare Integer price3 Declare Integer price4 Declare Integer price5 Declare Integer subtotal Declare Integer total //Get the info Display “What does the price tag say, for the first item?” Input price1 Display “What does the price tag say, for the second item?” Input price2 Display “What does the price tag say, for the third item?” Input price3 Display “What does the price tag say, for the fourth item?” Input price4 Display “What does the price tag say, for the fifth item?” Input price5 //Do the math Set subtotal = (price1 + price2 + price3 + price4 + price5) Display “Subtotal: “, subtotal Set total = subtotal * .06 Display “Total Damage:”, total