Complete Sprint 1 key exercises

Author: codebyra

Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/1-count.js

@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ let count = 0;
 count = count + 1;
 
 // Line 1 is a variable declaration, creating the count variable with an initial value of 0
-// Describe what line 3 is doing, in particular focus on what = is doing
+// Line 3 calculates count + 1, then uses the = assignment operator to store the new value back into the count variable, changing its value from 0 to 1.

Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/2-initials.js

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ let lastName = "Johnson";
 // Declare a variable called initials that stores the first character of each string.
 // This should produce the string "CKJ", but you must not write the characters C, K, or J in the code of your solution.
 
-let initials = ``;
+let initials = firstName[0] + middleName[0] + lastName[0];
 
 // https://www.google.com/search?q=get+first+character+of+string+mdn
-

Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/3-paths.js

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ console.log(`The base part of ${filePath} is ${base}`);
 // Create a variable to store the dir part of the filePath variable
 // Create a variable to store the ext part of the variable
 
-const dir = ;
-const ext = ;
+const dir = filePath.slice(0, lastSlashIndex);
+const ext = filePath.slice(filePath.lastIndexOf(".") + 1);
 
-// https://www.google.com/search?q=slice+mdn
+// https://www.google.com/search?q=slice+mdn

Sprint-1/1-key-exercises/4-random.js

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ const maximum = 100;
 
 const num = Math.floor(Math.random() * (maximum - minimum + 1)) + minimum;
 
-// In this exercise, you will need to work out what num represents?
-// Try breaking down the expression and using documentation to explain what it means
-// It will help to think about the order in which expressions are evaluated
-// Try logging the value of num and running the program several times to build an idea of what the program is doing
+// num stores a random whole number between 1 and 100.
+// Math.random() generates a random decimal between 0 and 1.
+// Math.floor() rounds the number down to the nearest whole number.
+// Adding minimum ensures the final result is between 1 and 100.
+console.log(num);