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Programing Fundementals Flashcards

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What is an integer?

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A whole number

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What is a float/real?

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A number with a decimal

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What is a character?

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A single number, letter or other ASCII character

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What is a string?

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0 or more characters eg. A word

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What type of data does Boolean use?

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True or false

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How much storage would an integer usually use?

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2 bytes

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How much storage would a float or real usually use?

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4 bytes

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How much storage would a character usually use?

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1 byte

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How much storage would a string usually use?

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1 byte per character

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How much storage would a Boolean value usually use?

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One bit

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What is casting?

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Converting between data types

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12
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What are the 3 basic programming constructs?

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  • Selection
  • Sequence
  • Iteration
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What is selection?

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A section of code that will only run if a certain statement is true

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What is sequence?

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A set of instructions, followed one after the other

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What is iteration?

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A repeating process (usually set by a FOR loop)

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What does MOD do?

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Give the remainder from a division

17
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What does DIV do?

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Give the result of a division without the remainder

18
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In what two ways can you manipulate strings?

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  • Concatenation
  • Slicing
19
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What is concatenation?

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Joining two strings together

20
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What is slicing?

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Selecting only a certain section of a string

21
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What does SQL stand for?

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Structured Query Language

22
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What are rows known as in a database?

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Records

23
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What are columns known as in a database?

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Fields

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What does SELECT do in SQL?

A

Select which fields should be returned

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What does FROM do in SQL?

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Select the table the data should be taken from

26
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What is * used for in SQL?

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To select all fields

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What does WHERE do in SQL?

A

Identify a condition returned values must follow eg. WHERE age > 18

28
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What file handling operators are there?

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  • Read
  • Write
29
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What needs to happen before and after a file is operated on?

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  • Needs to be opened first
  • Needs to be closed after

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