CS & Algorithms
An algorithm that has been implemented in a specific programming language.
What is a program?
A number system that supports only 0s and 1s.
What is binary?
Responsible for converting URLs to IP addresses.
What is the Domain Name System (DNS)?
The number of people who can assist you on the Explore Task.
What is zero?
The function to display text in the Developer's Tools section of a web browser.
What is console.log?
The three categories of algorithmic operations.
What are sequential, selection, and iteration?
A number system whose base is 16.
What is hexadecimal.
The first thing that happens when a new device is connected to the Internet.
What is it is assigned an IP address?
The components of the Create Task on which you can and cannot collaborate with your partner, respectively.
What is the program code, and the written responses and video, respectively?
Two major conditional control structures.
What are if and switch statements?
The category of algorithmic operations that would include an if statement.
What is selection?
The number of values a 7-bit number can represent.
What is 128 values?
A characteristic of the Internet that allows it to continue to function despite router and connection failures.
What is fault-tolerant?
A requirement if you use a SMALL amount of code you found online for your Create Task.
What is a commented citation in the source code?
The keyword used to declare a variable whose value should never change.
What is const?
The purpose of this algorithm.
Set max equal to the first element in list. FOR EACH element IN list, IF element > max, set max equal to element.
What is to find the maximum value in the list?
10112 in decimal notation.
What is 11?
The means by which different devices from different manufactures can all effectively communicate on the Internet.
What are Internet protocols?
The penalty for plagiarizing another person's code.
What is a zero in this class, cancelled AP scores, and disqualification from NHS?
The three primary iterative control structures.
What are for loops, while loops, and do...while loops?
The purpose of this algorithm.
Set sum equal to 0, and index equal to 1. REPEAT UNTIL index > LENGTH(list): IF list[index] MOD 2 is 0, add list[index] to sum. Add 1 to index.
What is compute the sum of the even numbers in the list?
11011012 in decimal notation.
What is 109?
Several coordinated actors attempting to disrupt an online system by flooding it with network traffic.
What is a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack?
The number of days beyond the deadline College Board will permit you to submit your Explore and Create Tasks.
What is zero?
function jeopardy(question, answer) { }
The values question and answer in the example function above.
What are parameters or arguments?