Complete Sprint 1 key exercises

Author: shafiekwalker7861

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 adds 1 to the current value of count and assigns the result back to count using the = operator.

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

@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ 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.
+// [0] accesses the first character of each string and combines them to create the initials.
+// Using template literals (backticks) allows us to easily concatenate the characters together into a single string.
 
-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 = base.slice(base.lastIndexOf(".") + 1);
 
 // https://www.google.com/search?q=slice+mdn

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

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ 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?
+//num becomes A random whole number between 1 and 100.
+
 // 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
+
+// Math.random() generates a random decimal, 
+// Math.floor() rounds it down, and the expression produces a random whole number between 1 and 100.