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Unit 0 & Unit 1 Flashcards

1
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One of the seven big ideas - the use of the imagination or original ideas

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Creativity

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One of the seven big idea - technique in computing that hides detail, makes more complicated ideas simpler, and collects a bunch of ideas into a single idea

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Abstraction

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One of the seven big ideas - emphasizes how computers are used to analyze data and create new knowledge

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Data and Information

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One of the seven big ideas - the process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer

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Algorithms

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One of the seven big ideas - a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.

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The Internet

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One of the seven big ideas - focuses on how computing and technology has impacted our world positively and negatively

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Global Impact

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7
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The study of the ideas, ways of thinking, languages, software, and hardware needed to solve problems with computers

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Computer Science

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8
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A theoretical period beyond the information age where creativity and imagination will become the primary creators of economic value

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Imagination Age

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9
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A shift in human history from traditional industry to an economy based on information computerization using analysis and thinking - AKA: Digital Age

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Information Age

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10
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A systematic plan or sequence of instructions for a computer to solve a problem

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Program

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The action or process of writing computer programs

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Programming

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12
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Random Access Memory consists of tiny electrical circuits that dynamically store frequently used program instruction to increase speed of the system

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RAM

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13
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The process of source code being translated into machine code

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Compilation

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14
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A program that translates high level, human-readable languages into a corresponding string of 1s and 0s for computer processing

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Compiler

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15
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Short for binary digit - a single binary value, either o or 1

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Bit

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16
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The processor or brains of the computer where calculations take place

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Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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17
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Programs written in high-level languages

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Source Code

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18
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Programs written in machine-level instruction that are uniquely read by computer processors using patterns of 1s and 0s

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Machine Code

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19
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Physical components of a computer built using multiple levels of abstraction, such as transistors, logic gate chips, memory, motherboard, special purpose cards, and storage devices

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Hardware

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20
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Main storage or memory that stores data for quick access by the computer’s processor (RAM)

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Primary Storage

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21
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External/Auxiliary memory such as a USB flash drive, hard drive, etc.

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Secondary Storage

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22
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Machine code that is a direct, low-level translation from the high-level source code, and is pattern of 0s and 1s

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Binary

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23
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One of the two performance tasks on the AP CSP exam, where you’ll create a program of your own

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Create Performance Task

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24
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Understanding the logic and processes computers use to solve problems and run programs

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Computational Thinking

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25
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The process of imagining something that does not yet exist, but that has a potential value, and making it real through the application of design, implementation, and production

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Innovating

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26
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Repeatedly applying a process with the goal of coming closer and closer to a solution

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Iteration

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27
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The process by which computer programs are designed, developed and tested in repeated cycles.

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Iterative Development Process

28
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To identify and remove errors from a computer program

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Debug

29
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A process or set of instructions to be followed in calculations or other problems solving operations

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Algorithm

30
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Executes statements one at a time - in order, one after another

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Sequencing

31
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Uses “if…then” to tell the sequence that it should be executed

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Selection

32
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A command statement with a verb phrase that indicates an operation to perform (example: move forward)

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Imperative Statement

33
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A specific adverb or adjective that further qualifies or limits the meaning of a word (example: left shoe)

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Descriptive Qualifier

34
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A complex, but structured language, both written and spoken, that has evolved naturally in humans through use, repetition, and adaptation

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Natural Language

35
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A limited size language, usually developed by a small group for specific purposes. Usually much simpler and structured

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Artificial Language

36
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Uncertainty or being open to more than one interpretation

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Ambiguity

37
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A programming language that lets users drag and drop icons into organized blocks of code to create programs rather than typing text

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Visual Programming Language

38
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A programming language that is easier for humans to read, write, and parse. Guaranteed to be ambiguous.

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High-Level Language

39
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A programming language that has little to no abstraction and communicates closely to the hardware using machine language. Less natural for humans.

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Low-Level Language

40
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The process of source code being translated into machine code

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Compilation

41
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An object in Scratch that performs functions through scripting

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Sprite

42
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The background of a project in Scratch which can have scripts, backdrops, sound, etc.

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Stage

43
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the appearance of a sprite

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Costume

44
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Medium-blue colored blocks used to control a sprite’s movement in Scratch

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Motion Blocks

45
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A block in Scratch with round edges that contains a value (numbers, sentences, etc.) and can be used inside other blocks

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Reporter Blocks

46
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Purple-colored blocks of code in Scratch that are used to control a sprite’s appearance

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Look Blocks

47
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Light-blue colored Boolean blocks that are used to detect different factors of a project such as touching

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Sensing Blocks

48
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Light-green colored blocks of code used to handle strings of math equations in Scratch

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Operator Blocks

49
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Blocks of code that trigger corresponding behavior (example: Green Flag - starts program)

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Events

50
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When blocks of code are executed at a given time by communicating (or broadcasting) a message.

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Broadcast

51
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User interaction with a program via clicking, mouse movement, or keyboard entry.

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Input

52
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When the computer “stores” or needs to remember to execute a program

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Storage

53
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A description of what the computer is doing or the values of variables at any given moment

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State

54
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A descriptor used to describe the state, such as the x- or y- position

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Attributes

55
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The program code and current activity that is being executed in a computer program.

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Process

56
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The x and y coordinates on the stage in Scratch

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Position

57
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A variable for a particular value or attribute

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Placeholder

58
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A placeholder to store a particular value or attribute such as x and y in an algebraic equation or calculation

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Variable

59
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A whole number; a number that is not a fraction that is used in programs

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Integer

60
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A single letter, digit, or symbol that can be a type of variable

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Character

61
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A series of characters at any length. Can be a type of variable

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String

62
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A variable to represent true or false

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Boolean Values

63
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Lists of other variables

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Array

64
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A number that may have digits after the decimal place. Can be a type of variable

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Floating Point Number

65
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Creating variables in a programing language

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Declaring Variables

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