Arrays and Records in Programming

This set of flashcards covers the key concepts of arrays and records in programming, detailing their definitions, structures, operations, and characteristics.

Array

A collection of elements of the same type, stored in contiguous locations and accessed by indexing.

Element

Each individual data item within an array.

Index

A position in an array used to access an element.

Static Array

An array with a fixed size determined at compile time.

Dynamic Array

An array whose size is determined at run-time and can be resized.

Traversal

The process of visiting each element in an array systematically.

Insertion

The operation of adding a new element into an array at a specified position.

Deletion

The operation of removing an existing element from an array.

Searching

Locating the index of a given element within the array.

Record

A composite data structure that allows for the grouping of different related data types under a single name.

Field

An individual item within a record, which has a specific name and data type.

Heterogeneous Data

Data types that can be different within a single data structure, such as records.

Fixed Structure

The number of fields and their data types in a record are defined at the time of record creation.

Declaration (of a Record)

Creating the record structure.

Instantiation (of a Record)

Creating a variable of the record type.

Assignment (of a Record)

Storing values in the fields of a record.

Update (of a Record)

Changing the values in the fields of a record.