# Student Handout — Code Efficiency, Readability, & Benchmarking

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- Published: 2026-10-18T12:32:39-04:00
- Author: matthew.leffler@jefferson.kyschools.us

Course 3: Introduction to Programming / Unit 9: Code Efficiency, Algorithms & Artificial
Intelligence / Lesson 2: Code Efficiency, Readability, & Benchmarking

## Code Efficiency & Benchmarking Worksheet.

Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________

## Explore and practice

Execution timing demo, code refactoring exercise, historical case study analysis(
including 2 9/11 Video), and efficiency analysis studio.

## Record your work

Describe what you tried, show your work or attach your artifact, and explain what
your evidence demonstrates.

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## Use the vocabulary

Code Efficiency, Readability, Benchmarking, Execution Time, Optimization, Time Complexity,
Memory Footprint, Profiling, Refactoring, Performance

Use relevant terms above to explain one part of your work.

## Check and reflect

 * I completed the assigned activity and recorded my work.
 * I used lesson vocabulary accurately.
 * I can explain one thing I learned and one question I still have.