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Data Types
What do data types do,
What is an integer data type,
What is a real float data type
32  cards
Problem solving
What is top down design stepwise ...,
What are the advantages to using ...,
What is an algorithm
14  cards
Finite State Machines / The Turing Machine
What is a finite state machine an...,
What is a finite state machine wi...,
What is a state transition diagram
26  cards
Searching and sorting algorithms
When is a linear search used,
How is an item found in a linear ...,
What is the maximum number of ite...
21  cards
Maths for Regular Expressions/sets/subsets
What is a set and an important ru...,
What is the notation used for a set,
What are some commonly used sets
46  cards
Data Structures
What is a data structure,
List the data structures you need...,
What is an array
21  cards
Recursive algorithms
What does 0 zero factorial equal,
What do recursive algorithms use,
What must a recursive route have
17  cards
Trees/Tree traversals
Which order do you traverse the t...,
Which order do you traverse the t...,
Which order do you traverse the t...
20  cards
Dijkstra's shortest path
What is the purpose of dijkstras ...,
Why type of graph does the dijkst...,
What does a weighted graph mean
13  cards
Backus-Naur Form/Reverse Polish Notation
Explain why reverse polish notati...,
Explain how a stack could be used...,
What is the syntax of a language
27  cards
Regular expressions/regular language
What is a regular expression,
Using a and b what is the notatio...,
What does the notation a mean
10  cards
Procedural programming
What are programs written in the ...,
How is data stored in procedural ...
2  cards
Big O Notation
What is time complexity,
How do we determine the efficienc...,
What is the time complexity for a...
20  cards
Graph-traversal algorithms
What are the two types of way to ...,
What does a depth first traversal...,
What does a breadth first travers...
7  cards
Limits of Computation
Give an example of a well known o...,
What problem does the travelling ...,
What is the brute force method
14  cards
Queues
What type of data structure is a ...,
What are some real life examples ...,
How many pointers does a queue da...
19  cards
Stacks
What type of data structure is a ...,
What are some real life applicati...,
Is a stack a dynamic or static ty...
17  cards
Hash Tables/Dictionaries
When are hash tables most commonl...,
What is a hash table,
What can hash tables help implement
27  cards
Graphs
What does a graph consist of,
What is an undirected graph,
What is an directed graph digraph
17  cards

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