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17 Cards in this Set
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Flow Chart
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a graphic organizer that can be used to show the procedural pathways within a program.
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Formal Arguments
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For internal use within a function, formal arguments are names that represent data passed to the function, discarded after the function has been executed.
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Function Name
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A unique identifier given to the function when it is defined and used again whenever the function is called.
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Garbage Collection
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Releases memory that was used for a variable's value once the variable is no longer to be used by a program.
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Glass Box Testing
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Process for evaluating the correctness or effectiveness of a piece of software while examining its algorithmic structure.
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Immutable
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Not able to be changed after creation.
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Import
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In Python import is a key word for using one module of code from inside another module.
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Int
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A native type representing the integers, which are positive whole numbers and their opposites.
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Interpreter Converts
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a program written in a higher level language into a lower level language and executes it, beginning execution before converting the entire program.
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Iterable
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A property of collections that are used to provide elements one at a time and in sequence.
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Least Significant Bits
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The bits that contribute the smallest amount to the overall value of a binary number, including the 1s place value.
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Library
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A collection of modules.
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Loop
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Algorithmic structure for performing the instructions multiple times, with each pass through the loop called an iteration. Usually controlled by a condition evaluated with each iteration.
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Machine Code
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Zeros and ones that represent simple instructions executed by a processor.
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Module
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An encapsulated collection of one or more related classes, each with its own methods and attributes.
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Multi-line Comment
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Denoted by either ‘’’, or “”” these can generate docstrings and allow the programmer to leave notes in code that span several lines without having to type ‘#’ at the beginning of each line.
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Multiple Assignment
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Python allows a programmer to assign values to several variables at once. This may be used to store a group of values returned by a function.
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