pseduocode Flashcards
1
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what’s a data type
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a classification attributed to an item of data, which determines the type of value it can take and how it’s used
2
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what’s an identifier
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a unique name applied to an item of data
3
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what’s linear search
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a method of searching in which each element of an array is checked in order to
4
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what’s bubble sort
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a method of sorting data in an array into alphabetical or numerical order by comparing items in pairs and swapping them if they’re in the wrong order
5
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what’s a composite data type
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a type of data type constructed using several of the basic data types available in a particular programming language
6
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what’s a record
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a composite data type comprising several related items that may be of diff data types
