AP Computer Science Principles Flashcards: Developing Algorithms

Study Developing Algorithms in AP Computer Science Principles with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Find the result of the algorithm: Input: 3, Output: $x^2$ .

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ANSWER

Substituting $x=3$ into $x^2$ gives $3^2 = 9$ .

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A school app must sort student test scores (integers) in ascending order; input is scoreList and output is sortedScoreList, and the list may be very large. Based on the described problem, What is a potential limitation of the algorithm?

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