Термины

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Computational model

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Is a mathematical model in computational science that requires extensive computational resources to study the behavior of a complex system by computer simulation

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Examples of common computational models

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Weather forecasting models; earth simulator models; flight simulator models; molecular protein folding models; neural network models

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String

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A sequence of zero or more characters

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Reserved word

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Word of the programming language, which cannot be redefined by the programmer

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Char

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Any letter, numeral or symbol in the given character set

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Variable

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Short term memory used to store temporary values in programming code

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Real number

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A number with a decimal point and a fractional part

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Comment

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Readable annotation in the source code

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Identifier

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The name given to a variable

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Assigning

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Giving a variable a value

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Integer

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A whole number

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Constant

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A value that does not change throughout the program

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Boolean

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Can be one of two possible values, true or false

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Algorithm

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Sequence of steps that can be followed to complete a task

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Sequence

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The most basic algorithm uses sequences to present a list of instructions to be followed one after the other, step by step

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Iteration

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The process of repeating sections of a program to achieve a particular target or goal

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Selection

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Is used to make choices based on information

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Data structure

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Particular ways of organizing data in our programs

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Record

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A data structure that groups a number of variables

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Field

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A variable that is part of a record

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Enumerated

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An ordered set of values

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Set

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A collection of values of the same ordinal type with no associated order

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Array

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Unordered set of values of the same data type, grouped together and referred to by a single identifier

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Difference between functions and procedures

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A procedure is set of instructions to be executed, a routine that may or may not return a value;
A function is a procedure with a return value