AP CSP Vocabulary Midterm

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Before you use a function, you must _______________ the function.

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Define

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You must _______________ commands that are part of a function.

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Indent

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What does it mean to “Call” a Function?

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Running code for a function

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In functions, the _______________ is the indented block of code that comes after the def my_function() line. It is what will be executed when the function is called.

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Function body

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In coding, __________ refers to the style of writing in which each space is replaced by an underscore character and the first letter of each word is lower case.

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Snake case

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In coding, __________ refers to the style of writing that combines words into a single term by capitalizing the first letter of each word, except for the first word.

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Camel case

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A way for you to leave notes about what your code is doing in plain English, so other people can understand it. Python won’t try to run as code.

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Comments

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Breaking down a complex problem into smaller basic problems is known as?

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Decomposition

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What is top down design?

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Top down design is a way of designing your program by starting with the biggest problem and breaking it down into smaller and smaller pieces that are easier to solve.

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What is “Abstraction” in programming?

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Managing complexity by focusing on relevant concepts