AP Comp Sci Unit 6

List

an ordered collection of elements

elements

an individual value in a list that is assigned a unique index

index

a common method for referencing the elements in a list or string using numbers

iteration

a repetitive portion of an algorithm which repeats a specified number of times or until a given condition is met

infinite loop

occurs when the ending condition will never evaluate to true

traversal

the process of accessing each item in a list one at a time

append

add elements to the end of the list

data abstraction

manage complexity in programs by giving a collection of data a name without referencing the specific details of the representation.

loops

change the sequential flow of control by repeating a set of statements zero or more times, until a stopping condition is met

logic error

a mistake in the algorithm or program that causes it to behave incorrectly or unexpectedly.

simulation

abstractions of more complex objects or phenomena for a specific purpose

substring

part of an existing string