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+What is data?
+    A.  Information stored and processed by a computer
+What is an algorithm?
+    A.  A step-by-step set of instructions for solving a problem or accomplishing a task.
+What is a function?
+    A.  A reusable block of code that takes inputs (parameters), does something, and optionally returns an output.
+What is function scope? What is a block scope? What is global scope?
+    A.  Scope determines where variables are accessible. Function scope means a variable exists only inside that function. Block scope means it exists only inside a specific block (like an if or for). Global scope means it's accessible everywhere in the program.
+What is a variable?
+    A.  A named container that stores a value. The value can change over time.
+What is a data type?
+    A.  A classification that tells the computer what kind of value a variable holds (number, string, boolean, etc.) and what operations can be performed on it.
+What is a data structure? What are some examples?
+    A.  A way of organizing and storing data for efficient access and modification. Examples: arrays (ordered lists), objects/dictionaries (key-value pairs), stacks, queues, trees.
+What is a web server?
+    A.  A computer (or software) that listens for requests over the internet and responds with data - like HTML pages, JSON, or files.
+What is an operator?
+    A.  A symbol that performs an operation on values. Examples: + (addition), === (equality check), && (logical AND).
+What is a character? A string?
+    A.  A character is a single letter, number, or symbol. A string is a sequence of characters (text).
+What is state? Why is it important?
+    A.  State is the current data/values an application is holding at any given moment. It's important because apps need to remember things (user input, fetched data, UI status) to behave correctly.
+What is an interface?
+    A.  A shared boundary where two systems meet and interact - it defines how they communicate without exposing internal details. In code, it often means a contract specifying what methods/properties something must have. 
+What is an API?
+    A.  Application Programming Interface - a set of rules and endpoints that let different software systems talk to each other.
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+What are calculations (e.g. “pure functions”)?
+    A.  Functions that take inputs and return outputs without affecting anything outside themselves. Given the same inputs, they always return the same result. Example: a function that adds two numbers.
+What are actions (e.g. “side-effectful functions”)?
+    A.  Functions that interact with the outside world or change state beyond just returning a value. Examples: saving to a database, sending an email, logging to the console, modifying a global variable.
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