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Programming and Software development

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What is the process of writing and maintaining computer code?

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Programming

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What was the first high-level programming language?

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FORTRAN

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What is the most widely used programming language?

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Python

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What programming language is used for web development?

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JavaScript

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What programming language was developed by Microsoft for Windows applications?

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C#

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What programming language is commonly used for iOS development?

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Swift

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What programming language is primarily used in Android development?

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Java

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What is the process of finding and fixing errors in code?

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Debugging

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What type of error occurs during program execution?

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Runtime Error

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What data structure follows Last-In, First-Out (LIFO)?

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Stack

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What data structure follows First-In, First-Out (FIFO)?

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Queue

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Which sorting algorithm has an O(n²) time complexity?

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Bubble Sort

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What sorting algorithm is commonly used in databases?

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Quick Sort

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What programming concept focuses on reusable code?

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Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

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What are the four principles of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)?

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Encapsulation, Inheritance, Abstraction, Polymorphism

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What is the part of a program that performs a specific task?

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Function (or Method)

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What programming paradigm treats computation as mathematical functions?

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Functional Programming

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What keyword is used to define a function in Python?

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def

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What keyword is used to define a constant in JavaScript?

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const

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What method is used to handle errors in Python?

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try-except

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What command is used to install a Python package?

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pip install [package_name]

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What language is used to manage relational databases?

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SQL (Structured Query Language)

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What SQL command is used to retrieve all data from a table?

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SELECT * FROM table_name

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What technique allows running multiple threads simultaneously?

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Multithreading

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What does API stand for?
Application Programming Interface
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What markup language is used to structure web pages?
HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
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What language is used for styling web pages?
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
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What programming language was developed by Google?
React
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What JavaScript framework was developed by Facebook?
Golang (Go)
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What open-source programming language is used for machine learning?
R
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What command is used to compile a C program?
gcc filename.c -o output
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What operator is used for exponentiation in Python?
**
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What is the process of converting high-level code to machine code?
Compilation
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What type of loop continues until a condition is false?
While Loop
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What is the term for memory used by a program that is never freed?
Memory Leak
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What command is used to create a new Git repository?
git inti
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What command is used to check the status of a Git repository?
git status
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What is the process of merging code changes in Git?
Pull Request (PR)
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What tool is used for continuous integration in software development?
Jenkins
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What is the practice of deploying code updates frequently?
Continuous Deployment
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What principle prevents direct access to object attributes in OOP?
Encapsulation
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What tool is used to automate Python environments?
Virtualenv
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What function prints output in Python?
print()
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What file extension is used for JavaScript files?
.js
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What file extension is used for compiled Java files?
.class
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What is the process of running the same function with different inputs?
Recursion
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What method is used to send HTTP requests in JavaScript?
fetch()
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What is the most commonly used NoSQL database?
MongoDB
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What framework is used for backend web development in Python?
Django
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What is the method of writing and updating software frequently while keeping systems stable?
Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

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