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IT293 Unit 4 Glossary of Terms
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 2
08/19/2010

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Variable (or simple variable)
Definition
Name to which Visual Basic can assign a single value.
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Array variable
Definition
Collection of simple variables of the same type to which Visual Basic can efficiently assign a list of values.
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Subscript
Definition
Unique number that identifies each variable in a one-dimensional array.
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Element
Definition
Individual variable in the array.
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Sequential search
Definition
Searching successive elements of an ordered list beginning with the first element.
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Binary search
Definition
Array in ascending order and a sought-after value, quarry, that may be in the array. Repeatedly halve the range of indices where quarry might be found. Halving routine looks at the middle value of the current range and compares it to quarry with =, >, and <.
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Two-dimensional array
Definition
Stores a table of items of the same type.
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