Chapter 13

Question 1

deterministic

Answer 1

pertaining to a program that does the same thing each time it runs, given the same inputs.

Question 2

pseudorandom

Answer 2

pertaining to a sequence of numbers that appear to be random, but are generated by a deterministic program.

Question 3

default value

Answer 3

value given to an optional parameter if no argument is provided.

Question 4

override

Answer 4

to replace a default value with an argument.

Question 5

benchmarking

Answer 5

process of choosing between data structures by implementing alternatives and testing them on a sample of the possible inputs.