CS Terms

Question 1

Exponentiation

Answer 1

expt

Question 2

Square Root

Answer 2

sqrt

Question 3

Remainder

Answer 3

Remainder

Question 4

Absolute value

Answer 4

abs

Question 5

greatest common divisor

Answer 5

gcd

Question 6

Least Common Multiple

Answer 6

lcm

Question 7

What does modulo do?

Answer 7

Find the remainder of the division of the first number by the second

Question 8

What does quotient do?

Answer 8

Divides the first integer by the second to obtain the quotient.

Question 9

What does remainder do?

Answer 9

Determines the remainder of dividing the first by the second integer

Question 10

What does round do?

Answer 10

Rounds a real number to an integer

Question 11

What does floor do?

Answer 11

Determines the closest integer below a real number

Question 12

What does ceiling do?

Answer 12

Determines the closest integer above a real number

Question 13

How do you use check-expect?

Answer 13

(check-expect observed-value expected-value)

Question 14

What is a base case?

Answer 14

The simplest form of the recursive problem. The condition that causes the method to end.

Question 15

What is a recursive case?

Answer 15

The steps that an algorithm takes to make the problem one step smaller and move towards the base case.

Question 16

What is the difference between modulo and remainder?

Answer 16

Modulo: Answer keeps the sign of the SECOND number
Remainder: Answer keeps the sign of the FIRST number