TSA MS Coding 2025

For the TSA Coding test. Made by people who took the test for people who will take the test. Sources for flashcards... https://www.split.io/blog/software-development-life-cycle-phases/#h-phase-5-testing https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/data-structure-meaning/ https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/what-is-assembly-language/ https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-source-code-and-object-code/ https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/what-is-an-operating-system/ https://www.howtogeek.com/702766/what-is-a-gpu-graphics-processing-units-explained/

Planning

The step in the software development cycle in which they identify the criteria and constraints for their product.

Requirements Analysis

The step in the software development cycle in which developers identify the users’ expectations for the software and its requirements.

Design

The step in the software development cycle in which the framework is developed, and the functionality, aesthetic, and structure of the software are outlined.

Implementation

The step in the software development cycle in which the developers program the product. (The coding phase)

Testing

The step in the software development cycle in which the developers ensure the product’s quality, test it for bugs and glitches, and figure out how they can improve it.

Deployment

The step in the software development cycle in which the developers ensure the product’s user-friendliness and then release it to the users.

Maintenance

The step in the software development cycle in which the developers continue improving the software and adapt to the users’ ever-changing needs in order to stay relevant.

For Loop

You want to make a portion of code repeat a set number of times. Which loop do you use?

While Loop

You wish to make a portion of code repeat while a condition returns true. Which loop do you use?

If Statement

You wish to make certain code run if a condition returns true. What do you use?

Compiler

What converts code from one programming language to another?

Machine Code

What is the only language computers understand?

Kilobyte

1,000 memory locations/bytes

Motherboard

What allows for crucial communication between different parts of a computer?

Procedural Programming and Object-Oriented Programming

Two examples of types of programming languages

Data Structure

A way of storing and organizing data in a computer so that it can be easily accessed and used.

Object Code

Code produced by source code being compiled into a low-level programming language. It’s understandable by machines.

Source Code

High-level, intermediate, or assembly code generated by programmers that is human-readable and easy to modify.

Assembly Code

A low-level language that helps direct communication with computer hardware. It uses hexadecimal and binary values.

Assembler

Converts low-level symbolic code into a language the computer can understand.

Integrated Development Environment

Software that aims to make programming as smooth and efficient as possible. They include tools programmers often use. Ex: PyCharm

Random Access Memory

The short-term memory of a computer that can store data currently being used.

Operating System

Manages all of the computer’s resources and allows exchanges of information between parts of the computer, its hardware, and/or its software.

Read Only Memory

A type of non-volatile memory that stores things that can only be read.

Graphics Processing Unit

Responsible for the images shown on a screen to the user.

Central Processing Unit

The part of the computer that deals with most of the processing.

Input

Data given to a computer

Output

Data produced from transforming the input

Monitor

An example of an output that shows graphics, text, etc.

ASCII

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

Algorithm

A set of instructions for the computer to execute.

Octet

A unit of digital information that consists of 8 bits. It is a limited sequence of bits.

Real Variable

A value that can change during program execution.

The Sprite Pane and Code Area

Where are the sprites and their scripts stored on the Scratch screen?

True

True or False: Is this how you create a standard namespace using C++?

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

Loop initializer statement

What don’t you need to add when writing a for loop in Java?

Terminal, Process, Arrow, Decision, Input/Output

What symbols are used when flowcharting?

C

What programming language was created in the 1970s and is found on nearly every available platform?

Ctrl+C

How do you escape a forever loop