unit 2 csp vocab

Question 1

flow pattern

Answer 1

a pattern showing the order in which individual statements or instructions are executed/evaluated.

Question 2

sequential execution

Answer 2

each command in a program script executed in the order in which it is listed in the program

Question 3

parameter

Answer 3

A parameter is a special kind of variable in computer programming language that is used to pass information between functions or procedures.

Question 4

arguments

Answer 4

actual information passed in a function

Question 5

procedure

Answer 5

the script that performs a task and is referenced within a larger body of source code (function or sun-routine)

Question 6

comments

Answer 6

text note added to code to provide explanations

Question 7

remix

Answer 7

a modified and shared version of an uploaded project

Question 8

selection

Answer 8

a programming construct where a program of code is run only if a condition is met (if, else statements)

Question 9

If statement

Answer 9

They let a program make decisions while it’s running. they tell the computer what to do with certain info.

Question 10

If-else statement

Answer 10

Tells the computer that if the condition is true, do this. Else, if the condition is false, do another thing.

Question 11

Nested conditional

Answer 11

an if-else statement inside another if else statement

Question 12

operators

Answer 12

a character that represents a mathematical or logical action or process

Question 13

control flow

Answer 13

the order in which the computer executes statements in a script

Question 14

branching

Answer 14

the practice of creating copies of programs or objects in development to work in parallel versions (taking the original version and working on a part or making diff changes to each)

Question 15

conditionals

Answer 15

a way for computers to make decisions based on conditions

Question 16

Boolean value

Answer 16

a logical data type that can have only two values, true or false

Question 17

switching

Answer 17

process that forwards packets coming in one port to a port leading towards the destination

Question 18

nested

Answer 18

when one programming constructing is inside another

Question 19

iteration

Answer 19

repeating steps/instructions over and over again

Question 20

Loop

Answer 20

a sequence of instruction that is continually repeated until a condition is met

Question 21

indefinite loop

Answer 21

lacks a functional exit so it repeats forever

Question 22

definite loop

Answer 22

the loop where you know the exact number of times it will loop before

Question 23

repetition

Answer 23

the process of looping or repeating sections of a computer program

Question 24

unsolvable problem

Answer 24

where no algorithm can ever be written to find the solution

Question 25

halting problem

Answer 25

a program can be written that can predict whether or not any other program halts after a finite number of steps.

Question 26

scalability

Answer 26

the measure of a system’s ability to increase or decrease in performance and cost in response to changes in application and system processing demands

Question 27

Big-O notation

Answer 27

a way to measure an algorithm’s effiiciency

Question 28

sequential search

Answer 28

a method for finding an element within a list

Question 29

binary search

Answer 29

an efficient algorithm for finding an item from a sorted list of items

Question 30

logarithmic behavior

Answer 30

function grows slowly as input values get larger

Question 31

moore’s law

Answer 31

the observation made by Gordon Moore in 1965 that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles every 2 years

Question 32

Heuristics

Answer 32

a method of solving a problem that proves to be quicker or more efficient than traditional methods