Computer science flashcards for programming and data structures
Knowing a data structure’s name does not tell you which operations it supports. Create computer science flashcards from your notes to practise definitions, state changes and algorithm conditions, then test your understanding with code or a worked trace.
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Original sample notes
In the pseudocode used here, assignment stores a value: x ← 3 followed by x ← x + 2 leaves x equal to 5. A stack removes the most recently added item first (LIFO); a queue removes the earliest added item first (FIFO). Binary search requires data ordered according to the comparison used by the search.
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Flashcard 1
After x ← 3 and then x ← x + 2, what value is stored in x?
Reveal answer and explanation
5.
The second assignment reads the current value, adds two and stores the result. This is assignment, not a mathematical claim that x equals x plus two.
Flashcard 2
Items A, B and C are added in that order. Which is removed first by a stack, and which by a queue?
Reveal answer and explanation
Stack: C. Queue: A.
A stack uses last-in, first-out; a queue uses first-in, first-out. The operations described here remove one item without other intervening changes.
Flashcard 3
What property must the input have before ordinary binary search can discard half of the remaining range?
Reveal answer and explanation
It must be ordered according to the search comparison.
The algorithm uses ordering to decide which side can contain the target. Applying that decision to unsorted data can miss a present value.
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