Terms Flashcards
problem solving
The process of formulating a problem, finding a solution, and expressing the solution
program
A sequence of instructions that specifies how to perform tasks on a computer
programming
The application of problem-solving to creating executable computer programs
computer science
The scientific and practical approach to computation and its applications
algorithm
A procedure or formula for solving a problem, with or without a computer
bug
An error in a program
debugging
The process of finding and removing errors
high-level language
A programming language that is designed to be easy for humans to read and write
low-level language
A programming language that is designed to be easy for a computer to run. Also called “machine language” or “assembly language”
portable
The ability of a program to run on more than one kind of computer
interpret
To run a program in a high-level language by translating it one line at a time and immediately executing the corresponding instructions
compile
To translate a program in a high-level language into a low-level language, all at once, in preparation for later execution
source code
A program in a high-level language, before being compiled
object code
The output of the compiler, after translating the program
executable
Another name for object code that is ready to run on specific hardware
byte code
A special kind of object code used for Java programs. Byte code is similar to a low-level language, but it is portable like a high-level language
statement
Part of a program that specifies one step of an algorithm
print statement
A statement that causes output to be displayed on the screen
method
A named sequence of statements
class
For now, a collection of related methods
comment
A part of a program that contains information about the program but has no effect when the program runs
string
A sequence of characters; the primary data type for text
newline
A special character signifying the end of a line of text. Also known as line ending, end of line (EOL), or line break
