Unit 1 Vocab CSA

Question 1

Software Engineer

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a person who designs, develops, and tests software for home, school, and business use

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class header

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consists of the class keyword and the name of the class

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source code

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a collection of programming commands

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syntax

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the rules for how a programmer must write code for a computer to understand

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comment

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a text note that is ignored by the compiler to explain or annotate the code

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syntax error

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a mistake in the code that does not follow a programming language’s syntax

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object-oriented programming

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an approach to creating and using models of physical or imagined objects

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class

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a programmer-defined blueprint from which objects are created

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object

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an instance of a class

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attribute

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a characteristic of an object

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behavior

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an action that an object can perform

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constructor

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a block of code that has the same name as the class and tells the computer how to create a new object

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instantiate

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to call the constructor to create an object

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method

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a named set of instructions to perform a task

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dot operator

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used to call a method in a class

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parameter

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defines the type of value to receive when a method or constructor is called

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argument

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the specific value provided when a method or constructor is called

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string literal

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a sequence of characters enclosed in quotation marks (“ “ )

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algorithm

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a finite set of instructions that accomplish a task

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iteration statement

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a control structure that repeatedly executes a block of code

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condition

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determines whether or not to execute a block of code

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inheritance

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an object-oriented programming principle where a subclass inherits the attributes and behaviors of a superclass

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superclass

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a class that can be extended to create subclasses

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subclass

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a class that extends a superclass and inherits its attributes and behaviors

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tester class

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the class that contains the main method and from where the program starts running

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method signature

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consists of a name and parameter list

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return type

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the value returned before a method completes its execution and exits

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return

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to exit a method and go back to the point in the program that called it with the requested value or information

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void

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specifies that a method should not have a return value

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programming style

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a set of guidelines and best practices for formatting program code

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documentation

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written descriptions of the purpose and functionality of code

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commit

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an operation which saves the latest changes of the code and represents a snapshot of a project

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code review

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the process of examining code and providing feedback to improve the quality and functionality of the program

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selection statement

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a statement that only executes when a condition is true

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variable

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a container that stores a value in memory

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data type

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the format of the data that can be stored in a variable

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declaration

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giving a name and data type to a variable

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assignment

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using the assignment operator (= ) to initialize or change the value stored in a variable

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decomposition

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the process of breaking a problem down into smaller parts to wete methods ter each part

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efficient

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getting the best outcome with the least amount of waste

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redundant code

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code that is unnecessary

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pseudocode

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a plain language description of the steps in an algorithm

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two way selection statement

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specifies a block of code to execute when the condition is true and a block of code to execute when the condition is false

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logical operator

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an operator that returns a Boolean value