Do Now 3 C2 Vocabulary

Question 1

Component

Answer 1

Component. A reusable element with a specification for how it is to be used (with inputs and outputs, as appropriate).

Question 2

Computational artifact

Answer 2

Inventions, creations, final products, and development byproducts created by the act or process of computing.

Question 3

Computational devices

Answer 3

Computing devices. / A machine that can be programmed to carry out a set of logical or arithmetic operations (e.g., a laptop computer, a mobile phone, a computer chip insid

Question 4

Computational thinking

Answer 4

A way of thinking when computing that uses decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, pattern generalization, and algorithm design.

Question 5

Computer Science (CS)

Answer 5

The study of computers and algorithmic processes, including their principles, hardware and software designs, applications, and their impact on society.7

Question 6

Computing

Answer 6

Any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating algorithmic processes.8

Question 7

Computing artifacts

Answer 7

Any creation facilitated by a computer, such as digital documents, digital videos, databases, computer program, including computational models, and simulations.

Question 8

Computing devices

Answer 8

A machine that can be programmed to carry out a set of logical or arithmetic operations (e.g., a laptop computer, a mobile phone, a computer chip inside an appliance).

Question 9

Conditional statement/conditional expression/conditional construct

Answer 9

Features of a programming language which perform different computations or actions depending on whether a programmer specified Boolean condition evaluates to true or false.9

Question 10

Constant

Answer 10

In computer programming, a fixed value in a program. Minimum and maximum amounts, dates, prices, headlines and error messages are examples. 19

Question 11

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Answer 11

The device within a computer that executes instructions.2

Question 12

Character

Answer 12

A single alphabetic letter, numeric digit, or special symbol such as a decimal point or comma. A character is equivalent to a byte; for example, 50,000 characters take up 50,000 bytes. The word “character” takes up nine bytes.19

Question 13

Cyberbullying

Answer 13

The use of electronic communication to bully a person typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature.

Question 14

Cyber harassment

Answer 14

The use of the Internet or other electronic means to harass an individual, a group, or an organization.