CS Brookes

Question 1

ASSIGNMENT

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Process of setting the value of a variable

Question 2

BOOLEAN

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Data type that can only store one of two values

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SELECTION

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Programming construct that uses a condition to decide which group of instructions (if any) should be executed

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CHARACTER

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Data type that stores a single symbol

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CONSTANT

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Value stored in memory that cannot change while a program runs

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DATA TYPE

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Property of a particular piece of data that specifies how the data should be treated

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EXCEPTION

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Unexpected event that causes an error in a program if not handled

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FUNCTION

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Subroutine that returns a value

Question 9

GLOBAL VARIABLE

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Variable which is accessible throughout all parts of a program

Question 10

INTEGER

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Data type that stores a whole number

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ITERATION

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Programming construct that repeatedly executes a group of statements

Question 12

LOGICAL VARIABLE

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Variable which is accessible only within a particular part of a program

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LOGICAL AND

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Boolean operation that takes two inputs and returns true only if both inputs are true

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LOGICAL NOT

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Boolean operation that takes one input and returns the opposite boolean value

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LOGICAL OR

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Boolean operation that takes two inputs and returns true only if any of the inputs are true

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LOGICAL XOR

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Boolean operation that takes two inputs and returns true only if the inputs are different

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PARAMETER

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Input variable that a subroutine requires when it is called

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POINTER

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Variable that points to the location of another value

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PROCEDURE

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Subroutine that returns no value

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RECURSION

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When a subroutine calls itself

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SECQUENCE

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Programming construct that executes a group of statements in the order that they appear

Question 22

STRING

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Data type that can store a series of characters

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SUBROUTINE

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Series of instructions that can be written once and reused multiple times in a program

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VARIABLE

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A value in memory that can change while a program is running

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ABSTRACT METHOD

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A type of method that is declared but has no implementation

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AGGREGATION

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Relationship where a big object is formed of multiple small objects and those small objects can be independent of the bigger object

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ATTRIBUTE

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Characteristic associated with a particular class

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CLASS

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Programming template for creating a certain type of object

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COMPOSITON

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Relationship where one large object is formed of multiple small objects and the small objects cannot exist with the larger object

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ENCAPSULATION

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Grouping together the related data and subroutines in a program

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INHERITANCE

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When one type of object or class takes functionality from another type of object or class

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METHOD

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A subroutine that belongs to a class or object

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OBJECT

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Instance of a particular class

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OBJECT-ORIENTED

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A programming paradigm that splits a program into different data structures with their own associated attributes and methods

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OVERRIDING

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When a child class overwrites a method it inherited from the parent class

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POLYMORPHISM

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Allowing the same subroutine to process different data types