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However, the process might take months if the program will be run on a regular basis, or if it is one of a large system of programs being developed. Perhaps data-entry people must be trained to prepare the input for the new program, users must be trained to understand the output, or existing data in the company must be changed to an entirely new format to accommodate this program. Conversion, the entire set of actions an organization must take to switch over to using a new program or set of programs, can sometimes take months or years to accomplish.

2. Another word for programs b. syntax 3. Language rules c. logic 4. Order of instructions d. hardware 5. Language translator e. software compiler 2. In your own words, describe the steps to writing a computer program. 3. Match the term with the appropriate shape (see Figure 1-15). 1. Input A. 2. Processing B. 3. Output C. 4. Decision D. 5. Terminal Figure 1-15 Identifying shapes © 2015 Cengage Learning Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part.

The same spot in memory, called myNumber, is reused for the second number and for any subsequent numbers. The spot in memory named myAnswer is reused each time to store the result of the multiplication operation. However, the logic illustrated in the flowchart in Figure 1-8 contains a major problem—the sequence of instructions never ends. This programming situation is known as an infinite loop—a repeating flow of logic with no end. You will learn one way to handle this problem later in this chapter; you will learn a superior way in Chapter 3.