VCE Software Development U3O1 Definitions Worksheet: Naming conventions and internal documentation and Pseudocode (Modules 48–71)
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Key terms
Write what each term means, in your own words.
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studentFirstName
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snake_case
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Hungarian notation
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btnSubmit
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naming convention
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internal documentation
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# array used because size is fixed
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"""docstring"""
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pass
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count <- count + 1
Answer Key
VCE Software Development U3O1 · Modules 48–71 · Student wording will vary for definitions
1studentFirstName — Camel casing: join words with no spaces, start with a lower case letter, then capitalise the first letter of each later word, e.g. studentFirstName or calculateTotal.
2snake_case — A naming convention that writes every letter in lower case and joins words with underscores, e.g. student_first_name. Python uses it for variables and functions.
3Hungarian notation — A naming style where a variable name starts with a short lower-case prefix showing its data type, e.g. strName, intAge, fltPrice, blnPassed.
4btnSubmit — Hungarian notation for a control: a type prefix (btn button, txt textbox, lbl label, lst list, cbo combobox) plus a purpose, so btnSubmit is clearly a button.
5naming convention — A consistent rule for naming code structures: snake_case verbs for functions and methods (get_total), CamelCase nouns for classes (StudentRecord). Pick one style and stick to it.
6internal documentation — Comments inside the code, like a header with purpose, author and date, and notes on each function, that help others (or you later) understand and safely change the program.
7# array used because size is fixed — A comment that explains what a variable, array, record or algorithm is for and why it was chosen, rather than just repeating what the code does.
8"""docstring""" — A triple-quoted string on the first line of a function or class body. It documents what the code does, its parameters and its return value. help() displays it.
9pass — A Python statement that does nothing. It fills a stub's empty body, often beside a # TODO comment, so the program still runs while the real code is written later.
10count <- count + 1 — A counter. It adds 1 to a variable each time a loop repeats. Set it to 0 before the loop. An accumulator works the same way: total <- total + x adds a value each time.