2832 and 6861 Programming Flashcard

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IDE

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Integrated Development Environment

Answer explanation

The whole point of an IDE is to develop code, or, in other words, to use your human language to command a computer. The IDE integrates a user interface that you can input text into that can be used to develop programs, scripts, and more.

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What language do we program our robots in (primarily)?

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Java

Answer explanation

C++ and Python are occasionally used by other teams.

Javascript is used primarily for web development as well as other applications.

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What is a parameter?

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A variable linked to a function that change the way a function is executed

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What is the difference between a while() and for() loop?

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A while() loop runs while a certain condition is true (or false), and a for loop runs based on an increment as set.

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Which of the following is an int variable type? 3.2, π, -3, 4

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4

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Which of the following is a double variable type? Options: Hello world!, True, 3, 12:45:00

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3

Answer explanation

3 can actually be stored as 3.0000000000000000000000000000000..... if it is casted as a double. The inverse is not true; a double cannot be casted as an integer.

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What is a syntax error?

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An error that occurs when there is an error in the way a command is typed.

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What is a library (in computer science)?

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A group of methods and files that can be used in a wide variety of applications

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Which of the following is an actual line of code in java? Options: Hey java, do what I want!, pip install ultralytics, double thing = double, Int thing = new Int();

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Int thing = new Int();

Answer explanation

A) Clearly incorrect

B) Terminal commands that would go into an ubuntu terminal (and most other linux terminals)

C) Incorrect, as it is missing a semi-colon at the end

D) Correct. It may be useful to make an object out of your variable type for enhanced capabilities, though doing this is rare.

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What is an object (in computer science)?

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An entity that has state, behavior, and identity

Answer explanation

A) An answer that means literally nothing

C) This may be an object's purpose, but not all objects are only used for storage. Many objects are used to manipulate variables.

D) That would be a .exe file or something similar, not an object.