Terminology

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A list of steps to finish a task; a set of instructions that can be performed with or without a computer.

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Algorithm

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An error in a program that prevents the program from running as expected.

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Bug

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This is the piece of code that you add to a program to indicate that the program should run the code inside a function at a certain time.

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Call (a function)

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One or more commands or algorithm(s) designed to be carried out by a computer.

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Code

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An instruction for the computer.

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Command

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Statements that only run under certain conditions or situations.

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Conditionals

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Information; often quantities, characters, or symbols that are the inputs and outputs of computer programs.

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Data

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Finding and fixing errors in programs.

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Debugging

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Break a problem down into smaller pieces.

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Decompose

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To add code inside a function so that the program knows what it is supposed to do when the function is called.

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Define (a function)

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The service that translates URLs to IP addresses.

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DNS (Domain Name Service)

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An action that causes something to happen.

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Event

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A monitor for a specific event or action on a computer.

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Event-handler

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A loop with a predetermined beginning, end, and increment (step interval).

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For loop

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A piece of code that you can easily call over and over again.

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Function

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The piece of code that you add to a program to indicate that the program should run the code inside a function at a certain time.

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Function call

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The code inside a function that instructs the program on what to do when the function is called.

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Function definition

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A group of computers and servers that are connected to each other.

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Internet

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A number assigned to any item that is connected to the Internet.

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IP address

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A repetitive action or command typically created with programming loops.

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Iteration

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The action of doing something over and over again.

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Loop

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An extra piece of information that you pass to the function to customize it for a specific need.

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Parameter

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Cause the program to execute the commands you’ve written in your program.

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Run program

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Computers that exist only to provide things to others.

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Servers

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A relatively easy-to-remember address for calling a web page.

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URL (Universal Resource Locator)

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A placeholder for a piece of information that can change.

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Variable

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A simplified representation of something more complex.

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Abstraction

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Use a variable in a program.

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Call (a variable)

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An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.

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Program

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A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web.

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Website

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A loop that continues to repeat while a condition is true.

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While loop