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Python Commands to know
- function - A group of related statements that perform a specific task
- def - The command to define a function
- parameter - Variables for the values the function needs. Is passed as an argument when the function is called
- return - Used as the last line in a function to show that the contents of the function are done
- variable - A way of storing values into the memory of the computer by using specific names that you define
- list - A “container” that can store any kinds of values
- repository - A location where all the files for a particular project are stored
- string - A series of readable or usable sentences that the user will use
- len() - Returns the length (the number of items) of an object
Ubuntu Commands to know
- cd: change directory
- cat {filename}: concatenate
- pwd: print working directory
- git clone {url}: clones GitHub repository
- ls: list files in a directory
- cp {filename}: copy
- mkdir {name}: makes directory called {name}
- rm {filename}: removes {filename}
- locate {filename}: finds file called {filename}
- sudo {command}: SuperUser Do {command}
- wget {download link}: downloads files from the internet
- useradd {username}: adds user named {username}
- userdel {username}: deletes user name {username}
General Programming Terms to know
Unit 2 Vocabulary Terms
- Bits - the smallest unit of data that a computer can process and store
- Bytes - a group of binary digits or bits (usually eight) operated on as a unit.
- Hexadecimal/Nibbles - a numbering system with base 16
- Binary Numbers - a numbering scheme in which there are only two possible values for each digit 0 or 1
- Unsigned Integer - just like integers (whole numbers) but have the property that they don’t have a + or - sign associated with them
- Signed Integer - a 32-bit datum that encodes an integer in the range [-2147483648 to 2147483647]
- Floating Point - a positive or negative whole number with a decimal point
- Binary Data Abstractions
- Boolean - a logical data type that can have only the values true or false
- ASCII - the most common character encoding format for text data in computers and on the internet
- Unicode - a modern standard for text representation that defines each of the letters and symbols commonly used in today’s digital and print media
- RGB - a system for representing the colors to be used on a computer display
- Data Compression
- Lossy - a data encoding and compression technique that deliberately discards some data in the compression process
- Lossless - restores and rebuilds file data in its original form after the file is decompressed
Unit 3 Vocabulary Terms
- Variables
- Data Types - a classification that specifies which type of value a variable has
- Assignment Operators - he operator used to assign a new value to a variable, property, event or indexer element in C# programming language
- Managing Complexity with Variables
- Lists - any information displayed or organized in a logical or linear formation
- 2D Lists - list of lists
- Dictionaries - an abstract data type that defines an unordered collection of data as a set of key-value pairs
- Class - a template definition of the method s and variable s in a particular kind of object
- Algorithms
- Sequence - the first programming construct
- Selection - a programming construct where a section of code is run only if a condition is met
- Iteration - a process where the design of a product or application is improved by repeated review and testing
- Expressions
- Comparison Operators - operators that compare values and return true or false
- Booleans Expressions and Selection -
- Booleans Expressions and Iteration -
- Truth Tables -
- Characters -
- Strings -
- Length -
- Concatenation -
- Upper -
- Lower -
- Traversing Strings -
- Python If -
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- Else conditionals -
- Nested Selection Statements -
- Python For -
- While loops with Range -
- with List -
- Combining loops with conditionals to Break, Continue -
- Procedural Abstraction -
- Python Def procedures -
- Parameters -
- Return Values -