Week 7 Flashcards

Intro to course

1
Q

Programming language is…

A

a language designed to communicate instructions to a machine

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2
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Algorithm

A

A procedure or formula for solving a problem

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3
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A kernel is…

A

a computational engine that is activated my a specific language

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4
Q

A list of instructions that represent the command needed to represent a task

A

Script

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5
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Implementation

A

Process of putting into effect the list of instructions that are specified in the script

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6
Q

TRUE OR FALSE

Debugging is the process of removing error from a script?

A

True

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7
Q

Object

A

Virtual container of values stored in the working space

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8
Q

A programming function is a…

A

Procedure or routine that encapsulates a ‘task’

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9
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Read and write

A

Uploading and downloading data to/from the workspace

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