1.2.1 - 1.2.3 Notes

Question 1

a group of instructive code that exists as an independent unit, which is easy to use with other code as needed

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modular code

Question 2

one type of abstraction, that provides a name for a process, may extract features in order to generalize functionality (allows reuse), allows the program to execute the statements within a procedure before continuing

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procedural abstraction

Question 3

the process of breaking a complex problem or system into parts that are easier to understand, conceive, program, and maintain

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problem decomposition

Question 4

a named group of programming instructions that may have parameters/return values

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procedure

Question 5

a trigger from the user or from a program that causes a specific part of the program to execute

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event

Question 6

connecting an event to a function

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event handling

Question 7

program statements are executed when triggered rather than sequentially

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event-driven

Question 8

a variable that can be used in any part of a program

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global variable

Question 9

similar to a list, declared by parentheses, but cannot be edited/changed within the code

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tuple

Question 10

common method for referencing the position of elements in a list or string using natural numbers

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list index

Question 11

each item in a specific location in one list correlates to the item in the same location within another list

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parallel lists

Question 12

attaching two things side-by-side with strings of text

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concatenate

Question 13

an ordered collection of items or values

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list

Question 14

native type of Python representing a sequence of characters

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strings

Question 15

any value that a method or function gives back ti the statement command from which the function/method is called

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return values

Question 16

used to test the relationship between two variables, expression, or values

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relational operators

Question 17

compare two Boolean expressions using and, or, not

aka Boolean operators

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logical operators

Question 18

helps to detect is a key will/won’t work when pressed by the user

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onkeypress

Question 19

the value that are sent to the function when it is called

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argument

Question 20

the input variables of a procedure, a set of information included to help a process or function operate as intended

they are declared when writing the function

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parameters

Question 21

a fixed value in source code such as 5 or “hello”

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literal

Question 22

a repeating portion of an algorithm, repeats a specified number of times or until a condition is met

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iteration

Question 23

parts of a algorithm are executed based on a condition being true/false

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selection

Question 24

application of each step of an algorithm in the order in which code statements are given

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sequencing

Question 25

a literal value ( 5 or "hello"), that is hard coded into a program instead of being assigned to a well-named variable. When used in large programs, they can be hard to find, their purpose hard to learn, and debugging them difficult

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magic numbers

Question 26

very common concept in comp sci and info tech meaning that a lot of detail of a system or a process is hidden, allowing the user to focus on the important details Ex: lists, functions

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abstraction