AP CSP Unit 5 test

Year 2023 for Mr. V class

List

A generic term that refers to an ordered collection of elements. The AP CSP reference sheet uses this term instead of "array".

Array

The name typically used in programming to refer to a list of items managed and accessible by a given list name.

Element

An individual item in a list that is assigned a unique position referred to by an index.

Index

A number used to access the elements in a list or string based on its position in the list.

Append

Add an element to the end of a list.

Data Abstraction (List)

A list is a type of data abstraction that helps manage complexity in a program because it simplifies the program code since the entire collection can be manipulated using the list name and an index.

Substring

Part of an existing string.

Iteration

A repetitive portion of an algorithm which repeats a specified number of times or until a given condition is met. Also called a "loop" or "looping".

Infinite Loop

Occurs when the loop goes on forever because the ending condition will never become true.

Simulation

A representation of a situation or problem with a similar but simpler model or a more easily manipulated model in order to determine experimental results.

For loop

A loop that has a predetermined beginning, end, and increment (step interval); should be used when the number of times the loop should execute is known before the program runs.

While loop

A loop that continues to repeat while a condition is true.

Traversal

The process of accessing each item in a list, one at a time.