VCE Software Development U3O1 Crossword: Pseudocode to Data structures (Modules 72–96)
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Read each clue and write the matching term in the grid. Numbers in brackets show the letters in each word.
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- 3. A function can call another function inside its body. Big problems get split into small helper functions that each do one job, like boxes in a decomposition. Word 3 of: def main(): _____() (5)
- 5. Pseudocode steps map to Python lines: <- becomes =, input becomes input(), if becomes if with a colon, for becomes for in range(). END IF becomes un-indenting. Word 1 of: _____ <- 0 becomes _____ = 0 (5)
- 6. Word 1 of the term in 1 Down: ___-___________ array (3)
- 7. Loops i through every index of ______, so ______[i] can be read or changed and you know each element's position. Used for totals, finding the largest value and editing in place. Word 5 of: for i in range(___(___)): (3)
- 8. Word 6 of the term in 7 Across: for i in range(___(___)): (3)
- 9. A 2D array stores data in rows and columns like a table. Use the row index first, then the column index, to reach one element, such as a seat in a seating plan. Word 3 of: grid[row][___] (3)
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- 1. A named, ordered collection of elements of the same data type. Each element is reached by its index, its position number (0-based in Python, often 1-based in pseudocode). Word 2 of: ___-___________ array (11)
- 2. Runs the indented block once for each value in the ______. The variable ______ holds the current value each time round, starting with the first and finishing with the last. Word 5 of: for ____ in my_____: (4)
- 3. A keyword used inside a function so it can assign to a variable defined outside all functions, instead of creating a new local variable with the same name. (6)
- 4. Word 2 of the term in 2 Down: for ____ in my_____: (4)
Answer Key
VCE Software Development U3O1 · Modules 72–96
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3GREET — A function can call another function inside its body. Big problems get split into small helper functions that each do one job, like boxes in a decomposition. Word 3 of: def main(): _____()
5SCORE — Pseudocode steps map to Python lines: <- becomes =, input becomes input(), if becomes if with a colon, for becomes for in range(). END IF becomes un-indenting. Word 1 of: _____ <- 0 becomes _____ = 0
6ONE — Word 1 of the term in 1 Down: ___-___________ array
7LEN — Loops i through every index of ______, so ______[i] can be read or changed and you know each element's position. Used for totals, finding the largest value and editing in place. Word 5 of: for i in range(___(___)):
8ARR — Word 6 of the term in 7 Across: for i in range(___(___)):
9COL — A 2D array stores data in rows and columns like a table. Use the row index first, then the column index, to reach one element, such as a seat in a seating plan. Word 3 of: grid[row][___]
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1DIMENSIONAL — A named, ordered collection of elements of the same data type. Each element is reached by its index, its position number (0-based in Python, often 1-based in pseudocode). Word 2 of: ___-___________ array
2LIST — Runs the indented block once for each value in the ______. The variable ______ holds the current value each time round, starting with the first and finishing with the last. Word 5 of: for ____ in my_____:
3GLOBAL — A keyword used inside a function so it can assign to a variable defined outside all functions, instead of creating a new local variable with the same name.
4ITEM — Word 2 of the term in 2 Down: for ____ in my_____: