Unit One- FSD

Question 1

Timeboxing

Answer 1

A time management technique where someone determines the maximum amount of time to spend on a task.

Question 2

Pseudocode

Answer 2

An informal code style intended to give explanation and meaning.

Question 3

Interface

Answer 3

A medium that takes information from one source, and passes it to another source. The interface usually makes a meaningful translation between the two sources.

Question 4

Folder

Answer 4

A named container of files and other folders (normally named sub-folders). Can be inside of another folder

Question 5

Root directory

Answer 5

The nickname of the top-most folder that exists on the machine.

Question 6

CPU

Answer 6

The CPU is a physical bunch of electronic circuitry located in a small package on the main board, or motherboard, of the computer.

Question 7

RAM

Answer 7

(Random-access memory). 1. Ram is fast 2. Ram holds data temporarily.

Question 8

Set

Answer 8

An abstract data type that can store unique values, without any particular order

Question 9

Union

Answer 9

The union of a collection of sets is a new set consisting of all the elements in the input sets.

Question 10

Intersection

Answer 10

The intersection of two sets, A and B is a set containing all the elements of A which also belong to B.

Question 11

Difference

Answer 11

The difference of two sets A and B consists of a set consisting of all the elements in set A excluding any element also found in set B.

Question 12

Disjoint

Answer 12

Two sets A and B are disjoint when the intersection of set A and set B is empty.

Question 13

Tuple

Answer 13

An immutable data type that can store ordered values.

Question 14

Immutable

Answer 14

Unchanging over time or unable to be changed

Question 15

Mutable

Answer 15

Able to change

Question 16

JSON

Answer 16

a lightweight data-interchange format that can hold objects, arrays,
strings, numbers, booleans, and other formats. Intentionally
language-independent.

Question 17

Automated Test

Answer 17

Scripts that test specific code for correct functionality (Test)

Question 18

Unit Test

Answer 18

Scripts designed to test the performance of a single function. (Test Case)

Question 19

Software

Answer 19

Software is a collection of instructions for a computer to execute. (Program, app, application).

Question 20

Application

Answer 20

Software designed for an end-user. (App)

Question 21

Source Code

Answer 21

Code that builds software and is readable to a human.

Question 22

Open Source

Answer 22

Source doe that is available to view and use

Question 23

Local Machine

Answer 23

Your very own computer in front of you

Question 24

Code of Conduct

Answer 24

A written set of norms for a community, typically outlining rules, responsibilities, and accountability

Question 25

Iteration

Answer 25

A sequence of instructions that repeats. (loop)

Question 26

for loop

Answer 26

A kind of loop that will loop over every element in something iterable, such as a list.

Question 27

Infinite loop

Answer 27

A loop that runs and never terminates or ends. This leads to a program freezing or getting stuck doing the same thing forever.

Question 28

Counter variable

Answer 28

A variable solely used to represent a number that increments or decrements. Usually, counter variables are used to count loop iterations. It needs to be initialized outside of the loop. This is an informal, casual label.

Question 29

Break

Answer 29

A keyword that will exit an entire loop

Question 30

continue

Answer 30

A keyword that will immediately advance one iteration in a loop.

Question 31

range()

Answer 31

A Python function that creates a sequence

Question 32

Two-dimensional arrays

Answer 32

A list where each element is a list. This often implies that all inner lists have the same length. When all inner lists have the same length, a two-dimensional array can resemble a grid, as the structure mimics rows and columns. (nested lists/arrays, 2d array)

Question 33

Nested loop

Answer 33

A loop that runs inside of another loop.

Question 34

Error

Answer 34

When a program does unexpected things

Question 35

Crash

Answer 35

When a program comes to a halt because of an error

Question 36

Syntax Error

Answer 36

An error caused by incorrect syntax that Python cannot interpret

Question 37

Runtime Error

Answer 37

An error raised during runtime

Question 38

Logical Error

Answer 38

An error caused by incorrect logic.

Question 39

Stack trace

Answer 39

A report of the active stack frames at a certain point in time during execution of a program. Reports error messages and details about that error (traceback)

Question 40

NameError

Answer 40

A local or global name is not found.

Question 41

OverflowError

Answer 41

The result of an arithmetic operation is too large to be represented

Question 42

SyntaxError

Answer 42

The parser encounters a syntax error

Question 43

TypeError

Answer 43

An operation or function is applied to an object of inappropriate type.

Question 44

KeyboardInterrupt

Answer 44

The user hits the interrupt key (normally Control-C or Delete).

Question 45

Version

Answer 45

Code at a specific point in time labeled with a number based identifier.

Question 46

Version Control System

Answer 46

A tool that records changes to a file or set of files over time as versions.

Question 47

Git

Answer 47

A distributed version control system that makes snapshots of files or multiple files in a repository to be later referenced as a version.