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    Define the term array.

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  • Define the term array.

    An array is an ordered, static set of elements in a fixed-size memory location.

  • True or False?

    An array can store multiple data types.

    False.

    An array can only store 1 data type

  • What is a 1D array?

    A 1D array is a linear array.

  • What is zero-indexing?

    Zero-indexing is when array indexes start at 0.

  • In pseudocode, how do you create an array of integers named 'scores' with 5 elements?

    DECLARE scores: ARRAY[0:4] OF INTEGER

  • In Python, how do you create an array named 'scores' with values 12, 10, 5, 2, 8?

    scores = [12, 10, 5, 2, 8]

  • What does the len() function do in Python when used with an array?

    The len() function determines the length of the array.

  • What is a 2-dimensional array?

    A 2-dimensional array extends the concept of a 1D array by adding another dimension.

  • How can a 2D array be visualised?

    A 2D array can be visualised as a table with rows and columns.

  • True or False?

    When navigating through a 2D array, you first go across the columns and then down the rows.

    False.

    When navigating through a 2D array, you first go down the rows and then across the columns.

  • In Python, how do you access the element in the second row, third column of a 2D array named 'array_2d'?

    array_2d[1][2]

  • What does minsWatched[1][1] represent in the worked example?

     

    Quinn

    Lyla

    Harry

    Elias

    0

    1

    2

    3

    Monday

    0

    34

    67

    89

    78

    Tuesday

    1

    56

    43

    45

    56

    Wednesday

    2

    122

    23

    34

    45

    Thursday

    3

    13

    109

    23

    90

    Friday

    4

    47

    100

    167

    23

    minsWatched[1][1] represents the number of minutes that Lyla watched TV on Tuesday (43).