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What is an algorithm?
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The methods to solve problems
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What is a Data Structure?
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The organizations of data that algorithms use
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Define Computation.
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Computation is the manipulation of data by either humans or machines.
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What is a computer?
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Something that does computation.
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Create a code that asks for an integer input and names it number_int
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number_int = input ("Enter a number: ")
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number_str = '20' make this an integer
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number_int = int(number_str)
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What is a module?
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Modules contain python commands and can be imported into python shell.
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Import the math module.
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import math
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What is an expression?
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An expression is a combination of values and operations that returns a new value.
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What is a return value?
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A return value is the value returned by an operation.
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What is a statement?
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A line that does not return a value but does perform a task
(my_int = 5) |
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What are Keywords?
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Words that can not be used to name things they indicate commands to the python interpreter.
("if" "else" "for") |
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What are operators?
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Special tokens (sequences of characters) that have meanings to the python interpreter using them implies some operation.
("+" "-" "*" "/" "<") |
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What are Punctuators (Delimeters)?
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Separate different elements in python statements and expressions ("()" "[]" "{}")
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What is a literal?
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A literal is a notion that represents a fixed unchangeable value.
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What is a variable?
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Variables are symbols that can be assigned a value and that value can be modified during the execution of the code.
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How are multiple word names linked?
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With the underscore character ("_") Monty_Python
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Why is the string "my_name" different than "My_Name"?
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Python sees lowercase and capitals as different letters.
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What does "=" mean in python?
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Assignment in x = 5 this means the variable x has been assigned to 5.
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What is an intiger?
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Designated as: int
intiger numbers (no decimals) can perform expected operations ("+" "-" "*" "/*) as well as a few others |
