Module 2 Flashcards

1
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Arithmetic operator?

A

A symbol used to carry out a computation.

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2
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What are the arithmetic operators?

A

+, = /, *, %

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3
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What are the comparative operators?

A

> =, ==, !=

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4
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What are the evaluation operators?

A

and, or, not.

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5
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Expression?

A

A combination of values that are computed by the computer.

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6
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Operand?

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The number that is being dealt with in a methematical operation.

Ex: 5 + 6. 5 and 6 are the operand and = is the operator.

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7
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Data type?

A

The data type of a data says two things about it:

  1. The kind of information.
  2. The thing you can do with it.
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8
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Subscripts?

A

Text written below a line.

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9
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What subscripts can be used for?

A

To indicate the base number system.

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10
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What are the benefits of the hexadecimal number system?

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  1. You can display large numbers with fewer characters.
  2. Easily translatable into binary.
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11
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For what hexadecimals are commonly used in computers?

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To specify the name of a computer memory address.

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12
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Number system formula?

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DIGIT * BASE ^ position.

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13
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State?

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The condition of a person or thing.

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14
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Stateless program?

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A program that don’t remenber prior events.

Ex: a longin page that don’t remember your username.

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Stateful program?

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It will have a mechanism for keeping track of events as the program is used.

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16
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Bit pattern?

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A particular layout of bits used to represent numbers, character, etc.

Ex: 100 0001 represent the letter “A”.

17
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ASCII?

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American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

A standard chart that represent characters using binay codes.

18
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How many digits ASCII uses to represent each character?

A

7.

19
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UNICODE?

A

A standard for representing letter and symbols in computers for all languages across the world.

20
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Objects have…

A

State and behaviour.

21
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Class?

A

Describe the states and behaviours of a potential object.

22
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Database?

A

An collection of related data usually organized into tables.

23
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Tables?

A

Data structure made up of rows and collumns.

24
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Relational Database?

A

A database that define a some relation between its tables. This relation affects how the data in the tables is used.

Ex: a table of students names could be related to a table of addresses.

25
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RDBMS?

A

Relational Database Management System.

A type of computer program used to manage relational database.

26
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Query?

A

A specific instruction to a computer to search through a database and collect all data that matches a certain criteria.

27
Q

SQL?

A

Structured Query Language.

A language to monitor and handle databases.

28
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What SQL can do?

A

Edit, change, modify, delete, etc.

29
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T-SQL?

A

Transact-structured query language.

A language Microsoft made to add additional functionality to SQL.

30
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SQL server?

A

Short for Microsoft Structured Query Language Server.

Is a RDBMS developed by Microsoft.

31
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SQL vs SQL server?

A

SQL is a language and SQL server is a program.

32
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GUI?

A

Graphical User Interface.