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Computer Science
Undergraduate 1
10/25/2007
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Term
Algorithm
 Definition

a sequance of unambigous instructions for solving a problem

 

ie obtaining a requird output for any legitmate input in a finite amout of time 
Term
Computing Science
 Definition

The study of algorithmss inlcuding;

Their formal/mathamatical properties

    -What problems can be solved 

Their hardware realizations

    -How to make them fast 

Their linguistic  realizations

    How to express them 

Their applicatons

    What can be done algorithmically

 

 
Term
computor program
 Definition
an algorithm that a comp can understand
Term
programming language
 Definition
particular way of expressing algorithms to a comp
Term
pseudocode
 Definition
almost code
Term
data structure
 Definition
describes how a program store the data its working with
Term
interative interpreter
 Definition
will be excused immediately
Term
statement
 Definition
basic building blocks of python programs, expresses a specfic part of the overalll algorigthm
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functions
 Definition

given an argument and somthing is done to calculate the result

 

result called its return function 
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