CSP Unit 8 Flashcards
What is a software library?
A group of tools or code you can reuse in your program.
Where do libraries come from?
People or companies make them and share them.
How do we use libraries?
We add them to our code to use the tools inside.
What is an API?
A list that shows what a library can do.
What is documentation?
Instructions that show how to use the tools.
What is modularity?
Breaking code into smaller parts.
How is modularity related to libraries?
Libraries help keep code clean and organized.
What is correlation?
When two things happen at the same time.
What is causation?
When one thing makes the other happen.
Does correlation mean causation?
No! Just because two things happen together doesn’t mean one caused the other.
What is data visualization?
A picture that helps you understand data.
What is a bar graph?
A graph that uses bars to show numbers.
What is a scatter plot?
A graph with dots that show patterns.
What is a histogram?
A graph like a bar graph but it shows groups of numbers.
What is metadata?
Info about the data, like date or time.
What is cleaning data?
Fixing mistakes in the data.
What is filtering data?
Picking only the data you need.
What is scalability?
The ability to work with small or big data.
What is big data?
A very large amount of data.
What is open data?
Data that anyone can use.
What is crowdsourced data?
Data collected from many people.
