CS 1213 Semester Review

A comprehensive set of flashcards covering key concepts and terminology from the CS 1213 course.

Two foundational principles of computer science

Algorithms and Abstraction.

Algorithm

Finite sequence of unambiguous instructions to complete a task

Three aspects of learning

Knowledge, Understanding, and Ability.

Favorite word in computer science

THINK.

Six phases of software development

Requirements, design, implementation, testing, deployment, maintenance

conventions of coding style

box comments, descriptive variable names, Capitalization of names, spacing and indenting, Dividing into paragraphs

Primitive types in C++

int, short, long, float, double, long double, bool, char, and string.

Character strings

A sequence of characters treated as a single data type.

Constants in C++

Fixed values that cannot be altered during program execution.

Variables and declarations

Naming storage locations in code for data storage; includes const variables.

Relational/comparison operators

Operators that compare two values (

Boolean operators

Operators that return true/false(&&, ||, !).

Assignment operator

Operator used to assign values to variables (=).

Control structures in C++

Control the flow of program execution (if, while, do/while, for).

Input and output in C++

Processes for receiving data (cin) and displaying data (cout).

Library Functions

Premade functions pulled from a library like cmath

Function declaration in C++

A statement that defines a function's name, return type, and parameters.

Box comment for function

should include name and short description

Parameters in functions

Values passed to a function (can be by value or reference).

Return value of a function

The output produced by a function upon completion.

Void functions

Functions that do not return a value.

how to call a non-void function

declare a variable as equal to the function

How to call a void function

write the name in a new line where you want the function to run

Kinds of errors

syntax, execution, logic

Function checklist

What do I need it to do

What data does it need to work

What is the intended result of the computation

Code coverage testing

checks parts of a program(functions, lines, boolean expressions)

Data coverage testing

tests various inputs to make sure the program can handle edge cases

Unit testing

Testing individual components of a program for correctness.

Beta testing

Releasing a program for real users to test

Regression testing

repeating tests on an updated program to make sure new code didn’t ruin anything

diagnostic output

messages from c++ that identify where compiling errors happen and explain

Array declaration

includes name, data type, and size

integration testing

tests components of a program to make sure they work properly together

array subscript/index

used to access a specific space in an array

Array traversal

The process of accessing each element in an array.

Preprocessor instructions in C++

Directives such as #include that are processed before compilation.

headerfile

introduced by #include, (iostream,cmath, etc.)