Unit 6 - Lists, Loops, and Traversals Flashcards
1
Q
What is a list?
A
An ordered collection of elements.
2
Q
What is an element in a list?
A
An individual value in a list that is assigned a unique index.
3
Q
What is an index?
A
A common method for referencing the elements in a list or string using numbers.
4
Q
What is iteration?
A
A repetitive portion of an algorithm which repeats a specified number of times or until a given condition is met.
5
Q
What is an infinite loop?
A
Occurs when the ending condition will never evaluate to true.
6
Q
What is traversal?
A
The process of accessing each item in a list one at a time.
7
Q
What is data abstraction?
A
Manage complexity in programs by giving a collection of data a name without referencing the specific details of the representation.
