Computer Science prompts

10 prompts for computer science, from the Learn shelf of the Secure AI library. Each one is written to be sent as it is or filled in — the bracketed parts are where your own situation goes.

• Merge Sort, explainedDivide and conquer, with the Python and the complexity side by side.
• Binary search, step by stepWith the array drawn out so you can watch the window close.
• Hash maps, from scratchWhy lookup is O(1), and what happens when it isn't.
• What Is Recursion, With a Kitchen AnalogyThe concept that breaks brains, finally landing.
• What Is Big-O Notation, With Real CodeWhy one function melts your laptop and the other doesn't.
• Explain APIs vs. SDKs, SimplyTwo terms developers use interchangeably and shouldn't.
• Trace This Code By HandA table of every variable at every step, before any explanation.
• Work Out the Complexity With MeGuided to the answer rather than given it.
• Pick the Right Data StructureThe trade-off named, not just the recommendation.
• See a Recursion UnrolledThe call tree drawn out, then the iterative twin.

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