The Basics Flashcards

1
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HTML - function

A

Creates webpage structure

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2
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CSS - function

A

Design webpage appearance

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3
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JavaScript - function

A

Programs functionality

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4
Q

What is the internet?

A

A bunch of computers connected by fiberoptic cables

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5
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What is fiber optics?

A

Light traveling through glass or plastic pipes to send information from computer to computer.

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6
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Client

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The computer requesting information

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7
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Server

A

The computer that responds to the client requests

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8
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Browsers

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A vehicle for making requests

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9
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AWS

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Amazon Web Servers - seems like everything important lives here. Scary.

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10
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Static Website

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A site that doesn’t change. All users see the same thing when they look at it

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Dynamic Website

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“Interactive” sites. The information changes based on requests and responses

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12
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Front-End Code

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Code stored on the site. Basically what we see - the site’s template and the functionality

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13
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Back-End Code & What does it consist of?

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Code stored on servers. Holds the information that gets put into the templates.
Server and Database

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14
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Back-End Languages

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PHP, Ruby, Java, Python, JavaScript, R, Go, Haskell, Perl, Lua, C#

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15
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Front-End Languages

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HTML, CSS, JavaScript

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16
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“Fetch”

A

Reaching out to get data back in

17
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“Socket”

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Live info - all the IPs involved are connected and changing live without refreshing (i.e. Zoom, Twitch, Slack)

18
Q

Operating System

A

Software that handles the computers memory and processes

19
Q

Terminal

A

A program used to type instructions used for development tasks

20
Q

How do you stop a terminal from running your code?

A

Ctrl C

21
Q

What is a directory?

A

Computer “folders” or collections of other directories or and files

22
Q

Pseudocode

A

Using the vernacular to planout your code. Break down what you’re going to code in simple steps that you understand