Computers for Smart People by Robert S. Swiatek - HTML preview

APPENDIX - KEYWORDS

 

           

            ascending – used to sort one or more fields in a file from smallest to largest order

 

            by – used for the increment in a perform statement

 

            call – for processing through another program

 

            character – a data type that includes just about everything

 

            copy – for bringing in common code into a program

 

            date – the value of today’s date in yyyymmdd format

 

            decimal – a data type for numbers

 

            define – for describing files, their composites and other variables

 

            delete – removes a record from a file

 

            descending – used to sort one or more fields in a file from largest to smallest order

 

            element – breakdown of pieces of fields in an array

 

            else – the option resulting from an if statement

 

            end – to terminate a program

 

            end-if – termination of an if statement

 

            erase – to remove old data from the screen

 

            field – used to represent some data, more or less fixed

 

            file – relates to a group of records of data

 

            found – points to the record number from a match in a table from a search

 

            from – used as a starting point in perform statements

 

            go to – used for branching

 

            if – used for making a decision

 

            index – for checking the occurrence of characters within a string

 

            input – allows data from the user into the program through the screen

 

            integer – a data type that represents whole numbers

 

            into – for moving data from one place to another

 

            key – how an indexed file is read

 

            link – enables data to be passed between programs

 

            mask – for editing output that is displayed or printed

 

            mod – gives the remainder after division

 

            occurs – for describing the makeup of data in an array

 

            page – will start printing at the top

 

            pause – delays activity in processing

 

            perform – allows a procedure to be processed

 

            print – allows output to a report

 

            program-name – to differentiate one program from another

 

            read – allows access to a file by obtaining a specific record

 

            readnext – allows sequential file access procuring one record after another 

 

            record – indicates a part of a file

 

            screen – gets results on a monitor

 

            search – allows looking through a table for a match

 

            signed – allows negative as well as positive values

 

            skip – for printing blank lines on a report

 

            sort – used to order a file by one or more fields

 

            source – points to a library for dynamic data

 

            space – one or more blanks

 

            spaces – can be used instead of space

             

            status – used for checking success of file accesses

 

            structure – to breakdown a record into parts

 

            table – an array of data with similar characteristics

 

            times – used with the occurs clause for an array

 

            until – controls processing in a perform         

 

            update – locks a record in a file for modification

 

            using – for data transferred between programs through a call

 

            value – for initializing a field

 

            varying – allows incrementation of a counter by a set amount

 

            write – creates an output record