Unit 1

Question 1

a sequence of instructions that tells a computer how to perform a specific task

Answer 1

computer program

Question 2

a programming task

Answer 2

problem

Question 3

a step-by-step list of actions that provides a description of how to perform a task

Answer 3

algorithm

Question 4

a sequence of frames representing a scene

Answer 4

storyboard

Question 5

uses background information to envision the environment, props, and atmosphere needed to tell a story

Answer 5

set design

Question 6

each step in an algorithm that can be translated into one or more code statements

Answer 6

instruction

Question 7

Interactive Development Environment - a graphic, interactive environment designed to help the programmer develop a software program

Answer 7

IDE

Question 8

a computer file containing instructions that tell a program how to construct and display a specific type of object

Answer 8

class

Question 9

an item of information or an attribute that is associated with an object

Answer 9

property

Question 10

a reserved word in a programming language with a predefined meaning

Answer 10

keyword

Question 11

a menu of positioning actions in the toolbox in alice

Answer 11

one-shots

Question 12

the process of translating a sign algorithm into program code

Answer 12

implementation

Question 13

an action that can be performed by or on an object

Answer 13

procedure

Question 14

an action that computes or retrieves information about an object

Answer 14

function

Question 15

information needed to perform an action

Answer 15

data

Question 16

a data value sent to the parameter

Answer 16

argument

Question 17

a process in which a few lines of code are written, then saved, and a test run is performed. If the code executes as expected, a few more lines of code are written and then the program is saved and tested again. If the code does not work as expected, the code is revised so as to fix the problem before continuing.

Answer 17

incremental development

Question 18

determines the order in which statements are executed

Answer 18

control structure

Question 19

one or more lines of text intended for the human reader for the purpose of providing information

Answer 19

comment

Question 20

a property that allows one object to move with another object as though physically attached to it

Answer 20

vehicle property

Question 21

an error in a program

Answer 21

bug

Question 22

to remove an error

Answer 22

debug

Question 23

a tool for remembering a spot where the camera or another object will be positioned during an animation

Answer 23

marker

Question 24

an entity that has an identity and a state defined by one or more properties

Answer 24

object

Question 25

a built-in, preselected value

Answer 25

default

Question 26

the currently open class

Answer 26

active class

Question 27

the method currently open for editing

Answer 27

active method

Question 28

the window in which the scene is displayed

Answer 28

runtime window

Question 29

tell the computer, at runtime, to perform the action defined by that method

Answer 29

call a method

Question 30

the technique of breaking down a complex action defined by that method

Answer 30

decomposition

Question 31

the length of time it takes for a program statement to execute

Answer 31

duration