Activity 1 definitions

Question 1

a control block that looks for inputs or events to know when to perform a specific action

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event handler

Question 2

sequence of actions to solve a problem; group of statements that may be used at one or more points in a computer program

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procedure

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identify errors or bugs in computer hardware or programs and fix them

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debugging

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hides details allowing programmer to focus on high-level functions rather than rules of programming language

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abstraction

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set of steps to accomplish a task

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algorithm

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symbol in code tells computer to perform a specific math operation (+,-,*,/)

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arithmetic operator

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sequential and prioritized list of what needs to be done to create the app the user wants

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backlog

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one of two values, such as true or false; allows computer to know what step in the conditional statement process to execute next

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boolean value

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style of writing file names that avoids spaces and other characters and differentiates word based on capitalization

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camelCase

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joining together of separate items

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concatenation

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repetition of a process or newer version of development

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iteration

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sequence of instructions that continually repeat until a condition is met

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loop

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reduced in number by one

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decrement

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stored data that may be used by any part of program

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global variable

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stored data that may only be used in one part of program

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local variable

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language people use in daily conversations with each other

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natural language

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way to work out the logic without worrying about specifics of programming language

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pseudocode

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loop that changes the value of a count by a certain amount every time an event occurs

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incremental counter

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series of conditionals that a program moves through until it finds the one that is true

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chained conditional statement

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values a program provides to a function; a parameter

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argument

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smallest unit of data storage that a program can use

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variable

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whole number that does not have a decimal or any digits after the decimal

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integer

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type of number that provides precise information by including all the numbers after the decimal

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float

Question 24

text or characters displayed by a program

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strings

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direct a program to execute or reference a certain procedure

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calling a procedure