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Describe the overall purpose of your program.

The purpose of my program is to help users find meal recommendations based on a requested cuisine type. The program searches through lists of foods and cuisines and returns meals that match the user’s request.

Describe the purpose of the meal_recommendation procedure.

The purpose of the meal_recommendation procedure is to search through a cuisine list and return all foods that match the requested cuisine.

Identify the parameters in your procedure and explain what each represents.

The parameters are foodList, cuisineList, and request. foodList stores the meals, cuisineList stores the cuisine type for each meal, and request is the cuisine the user wants to search for.

What does your procedure return?

The procedure returns a list called foods that contains all meals matching the requested cuisine.

Explain how iteration is used in your algorithm.

Iteration is used with a for loop that goes through every element in cuisineList to check whether each cuisine matches the user’s request.

Explain how selection is used in your algorithm.

Selection is used in the if cuisineList[x] == request statement. The program only adds indexes to the list if the cuisine matches the requested cuisine.

Explain how sequencing is used in your algorithm.

Sequencing occurs because the program follows steps in order: it creates empty lists, loops through cuisines, stores matching indexes, adds matching foods, and then returns the results.

Describe the algorithm used in your procedure.

The algorithm first creates empty lists. It loops through cuisineList and checks whether each cuisine matches the request. If it matches, the index is stored in nums. Then the program uses those indexes to add matching foods to foods, which is returned.

What is the role of the variable nums?

nums stores the indexes where the cuisine matches the requested cuisine. These indexes are later used to access matching foods from foodList.

What is the role of the variable foods?

foods stores all matching meal names that will eventually be returned to the user.

Describe how your program uses lists to manage complexity.

My program uses lists to store many foods and cuisines efficiently. Without lists, I would need many separate variables and repeated code, which would make the program harder to manage and update.

Why is using a list better than using individual variables?

Lists allow the program to store many related items in one structure. This reduces code repetition and makes it easier to search, update, and organize data.

What information is stored in main_courses?

main_courses stores the names of different meals that can be recommended to the user.

Explain how the indexes of foodList and cuisineList are related.

The indexes correspond to each other. A cuisine at a certain index in cuisineList matches the food stored at the same index in foodList.

Describe one procedure call and its result.

If the procedure is called with a request of "Italian", the program searches for all indexes where the cuisine is Italian and returns foods such as "Pizza" and "Lasagna".

What would happen if the requested cuisine is not found?

The loops would not add anything to foods, so the procedure would return an empty list.

Describe a test case for your procedure.

Inputs: a food list containing "Pizza" and a cuisine list containing "Italian" with a request of "Italian". Expected output: a list containing "Pizza".

Describe another test case that checks a different condition.

Inputs: a request for a cuisine that does not exist in the list. Expected output: an empty list.

Why is testing important in your program?

Testing is important because it verifies that the procedure returns the correct meals and handles situations such as missing cuisines correctly.

What would happen if the if statement was removed?

The procedure would add every index to nums, causing all foods to be returned instead of only matching foods.

Why does the loop use range(0, len(cuisineList))?

The loop uses the length of cuisineList so every cuisine in the list is checked exactly once.

What would happen if foodList and cuisineList had different lengths?

The indexes might not match correctly, which could cause incorrect results or an index error when accessing items.

How does your procedure contribute to the overall program?

The procedure performs the main searching functionality of the program by filtering meals based on cuisine type.

Why are parameters useful in your procedure?

Parameters allow the same procedure to work with different lists and requests, making the code reusable and flexible.

How could your program be improved in the future?

The program could be improved by adding more meal categories, allowing multiple search filters, or adding a graphical user interface for users.