| A | B |
| module | an independent unit that is part of a larger development |
| software engineering | the process of developing and maintaining very large software systems |
| reserve words | words that have predefined meanings that cannot be changed |
| library identifers | words defined in standard c++ libraries |
| keyboard | either reserved words or library identifers |
| syntax | the formal rules governing construction of valid statements |
| preprocessor directives | statements that tell the c++ preprocessor to perform such tasks as combining source program files prior to compliation |
| executable statement | the basic unit of grammer in c++ consiting of vaild identifers, standard identifers, reserved words, numbers, and/or characters, together with appropriate punctuation |