Programming Flashcards

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Programs can be created to….

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To express creativity, to see if one can do a thing, to teach a new concept, or to find solutions

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Programs are allowed to be

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flexible - it starts out one way and adapts over time

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Step 1 in the design process is

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Planning and designing the program

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Step 2 in the design process is

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Creating the program

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Step 3 in the design process is

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Testing the program

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Step 4 in the design process is

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Debugging and fixing problems in the program

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Step 5 in the design process is

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Maintaining the program to ensure that it will run correctly while others use it

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An iterative process is a good rule of thumb because…

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The process checks for errors in small bits of the program at a time, making the process of finding errors a lot faster

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Documentation during code is helpful…

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In all stages of development in general. It’s just really good to document in general, solo or in a group, and before and after modifications are made.

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x mod 2 = 0 means it’s checking if

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The number is even

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x mod 2 = 1 means it’s checking if

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The number is odd

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Transversing means to

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check a list one by one

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13
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A procedure is a synonym for

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a function

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An abstraction is a synonym for

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a function

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