Hacks

Answer these:

In your own words, briefly explain by writing down what an assignment operator is
- An assignment operator asigns the value on the right of it (in this case =) to the variable on the left.
In Collegeboard pseudocode, what symbol is used to assign values to variables?
- Collegeboard pseudocode uses the arrow, <–, to assign values to variables.
A variable, x, is initially given a value of 15. Later on, the value for x is changed to 22. If you print x, would the command display 15 or 22?
- The command would display 22, since it has been updated and assigned the new value.

What is a list?
- A list is finite series of ordered values.
What is an element
- An element a smaller part in a bigger system, such as an item in a list.
What is an easy way to reference the elements in a list or string?
- An easy way to reference the elements in a list/string is to index it (the 3rd element, 2nd element, etc).
What is an example of a string?
- example of a string: “cookie monster”