Appendix D

IT/210 Version 5

Associate Program Material

Appendix D
Software Development Activities and Purposes
Match the activity or purpose on the left with the appropriate description on the right by typing in
the corresponding letter under the Answer column.
Activity or Purpose

Answer

1. Modular programming
D
2. Pseudocode

Description
A. English-like statements to document
the outline of a program

B. Translating design into statements

usable by a computer

3. Problem analysis

C. Statements that determine the

execution paths of a program

4. Program design
F

5. Program coding
B

6. Control structures
C

D. Identifying desired outputs based on

provided input
E. Describes the relationships between
a programs modules
F. Creating a detailed description of a
program using charts or ordinary
language

7. Program testing

G. Process of identifying major tasks a

system must accomplish

8. Hierarchy charts

H. Running a program using various

sets of inputs to determine if the
program is running properly

E
9. Flowcharts

I.
I

Diagram that uses special symbols

to pictorially display program flow of
execution