Exam 1 : Review

Question 1

What is a program?

Answer 1

A program is a SET OF INSTRUCTIONS that RECEIVES INPUT, PROCESS THE INPUT, and DELIVERS OUTPUT

Question 2

List the three steps of computer programming

Answer 2

sequential
decision making
iterative

Question 3

what are the steps to computer programming?

Answer 3

1. designing
2. writing
3. debugging/troubleshooting
4. validating
5. maintaining

Question 4

list the four variable types used in matlab

Answer 4

numeric
cell
character/text/ string
structured

Question 5

difference b/w , and ;

Answer 5

, horizontal separator

; vertical separator

Question 6

[] vs ()

Answer 6

[] array definition

() indicates index of elements

Question 7

.* vs *

Answer 7

.* element by element multiplication

* straight multiplication

Question 8

: does?

Answer 8

indicates a range of values

Question 9

if vs else

Answer 9

if - executes statement if logical expression is true

else - option when “if statement” is false

Question 10

clc vs clear

Answer 10

clc clears the command window

clear clears all variables

Question 11

else versus elseif

Answer 11

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