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Topic 2 - Programming Flashcards

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1
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What is readability?

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How easily program code can be understood.

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What are three ways of enhancing readability?

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  1. Comments
  2. Descriptive Variable Names
  3. Indentation
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What is an error?

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An occurrence of an unexpected result.

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What are three types of errors?

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  1. Logic (when results are different than expected)
  2. Syntax (structure and rules of program code)
  3. Runtime (Occurs during or after program execution)
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What is a Test Plan?

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A document outlining the stages of the testing process.

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In a test plan, what are three categories that test data is usually put into?

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  1. NORMAL (typical inputs)
  2. BOUNDARY (not so typical inputs)
  3. ERRONEOUS (inputs that just don’t work)
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What is a Trace Table?

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A method used to test for Logic Errors

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What is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) ?

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An application that provides a selection of tools for programmers whilst coding.

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What is debugging?

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The process of finding and removing errors.

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What is a Watcher?

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A tool that ‘watches’ anything specified by the programmer.

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What is a Breakpoint?

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A tool that allows a programmer to halt the programmer’s execution at specified points.

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What is ‘Stepping’ ?

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The process of executing the program line by line.

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What are four factors that make up a good program?

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  1. Correctness
  2. Efficiency
  3. Robustness
  4. Understandability
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What two purposes does Declaration serve?

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  1. To reserve memory space

2. To ensure the compiler interprets and uses instructions correctly

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What is a Command?

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Instructs the computer to do something specific.

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What is a Conditional?

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A statement that evaluate to True or False (Boolean)

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What are the three types of Control Constructs?

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  1. Sequence
  2. Selection
  3. Repetition
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How does a Sequence Construct work?

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Each line follows the previous line (all lines are executed)

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How does a Selection Construct work?

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Decisions are made that choose the program’s execution

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How does a Repetition Construct work?

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Code is repeated (looped) until specified conditions are met.

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What are the 5 Data Types?

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  1. Integers (Whole numbers)
  2. Float (decimal point / fractional point)
  3. Boolean (one of two values)
  4. Character (letter, number, symbol)
  5. String (sequence of characters)
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What is a variable?

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A location in the memory containing data values.

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What are Constants?

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Identifiers associated with values that remain fixed during the program’s execution.

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Why are variables used?

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Allows you to store a value that can be used later on.

25
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What are three advantages of using Constants?

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  1. Improves readability
  2. Ability to update
  3. Compiler Optimisation
26
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What is a Data Structure?

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The conceptual arrangement of data.

27
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What is an Array?

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A data structure which stores data under a single identifier name by index position.

28
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What are the two types of arrays?

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One-dimensional arrays and two-dimensional arrays.

29
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How does a 1D array store data?

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In one horizontal direction

30
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How does a 2D array store data?

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Horizontally and vertically

31
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What are the 3 ways of manipulating strings?

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  1. Position
  2. Concatenation
  3. String Conversion Operations
32
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In terms of hardware, what do I/O devices do?

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They transfer data to and from a computer.

33
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In terms of software, what is an input and an output?

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Inputs introduce data to a program.

Outputs transfer data to something outside of the program.

34
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What is a file?

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A collection of data with a name, usually stored on a computer.

35
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What is validation?

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Ensuring the data the user inputs is sensible and usable,

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What are the 4 types of validation?

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  1. PRESENCE CHECK: Checks data that has actually been inputted.
  2. DATA TYPE CHECK: Checks whether the data type entered is correct.
  3. RANGE CHECK: Checks that the data inputted is within a set range
  4. LENGTH CHECK: Checks the length.
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What is a User Interface?

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The space where interaction between humans and machines occur.

38
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What are the two types of User Interfaces?

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  1. Textual User Interface (TUI) - interaction through lines of text.
  2. Graphical User Interface (GUI) - interaction through graphical icons.
39
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What are Cartesian Coordinates?

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Positioning of something on a screen. (2D / 3D)

40
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What are Arithmetic Operators?

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They take numerical values as the operands, and produce a single numerical value.

41
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What are the 5 types of Arithmetic Operators?

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Addition, Subtraction, Division, Multiplication, Modulus

42
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What are Relational Operators?

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These operations compare two operands to determine their relationship, and evaluate to a Boolean value.

43
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What are the 6 types of Relational Operators?

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Equal to, Not equal to, Less than, Greater than, Less than or equal to, Greater than or equal to

44
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What are Boolean Operators?

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Used to manipulate True/False values in Boolean algebra

45
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What are the three types of Boolean Operators?

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NOT, AND, OR

46
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What is a Subprogram?

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A block of code that performs a specific task.

47
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What are parameters?

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Variables within a function.

48
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What are arguments?

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The data that is passed on into subprograms.

49
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What are the two types of subprograms?

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Functions (returns a value) and Procedures (may/may not return a value)

50
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What are libraries?

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Collections of additional subprograms that often tackle more complex and specific tasks.

51
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What are pre-existing subprograms?

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Subprograms that have been coded by someone else and are often pre-compiled

52
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Why are pre-existing subprograms useful? (4 benefits)

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  1. Perform generalisation (decreases complexity)
  2. Ability to reuse code
  3. Decomposes a problem
  4. Saves time
53
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What are the two types of variables?

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Global Variables and Local Variables

54
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What are Global Variables?

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Variables declared outside of a subprogram and can be accessed anywhere from a program.

55
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What are Local Variables?

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Variables declared within a subprogram and can only be accessed there.

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