Vocab (Malik ch 2) Order of Operations Escape Sequences Computer History Data Types
100
What is a function?
A collection of statements, when executed, they accomplish something
100
What is 5?
x +=2 if x = 3
100
What is \n?
newline
100
What is an abacus?
This is a system of sliding beads in a rack, used to help with addition and subtraction.
100
What is a bool?
This is the smallest data type, and only holds 1 bit of information.
200
What is syntax?
These rules tell you what statements are legal. Breaking them results in a compiler error.
200
What is 48?
x *= 3+5 if x = 6
200
What is \t?
tab
200
What is the Pascaline?
Invented in 1642, this had eight movable dials on wheels and could calculate sums up to eight figures long.
200
What is a char?
This small data type is used to represent letters, digits and special symbols
300
What are keywords?
These reserved words are special and cannot be used as variable names. Examples include int, void and return.
300
What is 10?
x*=y=z=5 if x = 2, y = 3, z = 5
300
What is \b?
backspace
300
Who is Charles Babbage?
This important mathematician designed the difference engine and the analytical engine.
300
What is an int?
This data type can hold negative and positive whole numbers, but cannot hold decimals.
400
What is an identifier?
The name of a variable or function
400
What is 192?
x = (x + ( y + 1 ) * ++x ) if x = 15 and y = 10
400
What is \\"?
backslash
400
What is ENIAC?
Built in 1946, this machine is often regarded as the first computer. It was built at the University of Pennsylvania, contained 18,000 vacuum tubes, and weighed over 30 tons.
400
What is a float?
This data type can hold decimals. It can hold up to four bytes of information.
500
What is precision?
The maximum number of significant digits, or places after a decimal point.
500
What is 0
x = z == y for z = 11 and y = 10
500
What is \"?
double quote
500
Who is Steve Wozniak?
Along with Steve Jobs, this guy founded Apple computer in his garage in 1977.
500
What is a double?
This data type can hold decimals. It can hold up to eight bytes of information.






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