AP CSP Unit 6 and 7 Vocab

What is an element in a list?

• A unique identifier for a list

• A function to iterate over a list

• An individual value in a list that is assigned a unique index

• A method to sort a list

What does an index do in a list?

• It sorts the list

• It adds elements to the list

• It removes elements from the list

• It references the elements in a list or string using numbers

What is a list?

• An ordered collection of elements

• A single element with multiple values

• An unordered collection of elements

• A random collection of elements

What is an infinite loop?

• A loop that runs only once

• A loop that never ends because the ending condition is never true

• A loop that runs until a condition is met

• A loop that runs a fixed number of times

What is iteration in programming?

• A single execution of a program

• A way to define a function

• A method to stop a loop

• A repetitive portion of an algorithm which repeats a specified number of times or until a given condition is met

What does traversal mean in the context of lists?

• The process of sorting a list

• The process of accessing each item in a list one at a time

• The process of deleting items from a list

• The process of adding items to a list

What is an argument in a function?

• A loop within a function

• A variable in a function definition

• A function that returns a value

• The value passed to the parameter

What is a parameter in a function?

• A variable in a function definition used as a placeholder for values

• A condition to end a function

• A loop within a function

• A value returned by a function

What does the return statement do in a function?

• It starts a new function

• It stops the function without returning any value

• It returns the flow of control to the point where the function was called and returns the value of expression

• It loops the function indefinitely

What is procedural abstraction?

• A method to write complex code

• A way to define variables

• A process that allows a procedure to be used only knowing what it does, not how it does it

• A method to create infinite loops