Unit 3 - Intro To App Design

Question 1

User Interface

Answer 1

The inputs and outputs that allow a user to interact with a piece of software. User interfaces can include a variety of forms such as buttons, menus, images, text, and graphics

Question 2

Input

Answer 2

Data that are sent from a program to a device. Can come in a variety of of forms, such as tactile interaction, audio, visuals, or text

Question 3

Output

Answer 3

Any data that are sent from a program to a device. Can come in a variety of forms, such as a tactile interaction, audio, visuals, or text

Question 4

Program Statement

Answer 4

A command or instruction. Sometimes also referred to as a code statement

Question 5

Program

Answer 5

A collection of program statements. Programs run one command at a time

Question 6

Sequential Programing

Answer 6

Program statements run in order from top to bottom

Question 7

Event Driven Programming

Answer 7

Some program statements run when triggered by an event, like a click

Question 8

Documentation

Answer 8

A written description of how a command or a piece of code works or was developed

Question 9

Comment

Answer 9

Form of program documentation written into the program to be read by people and which do not affect program how a program runs

Question 10

Pair Programming

Answer 10

A collaborative programming style in which two programmers switch between the roles of writing code and tracking or planning high level progress

Question 11

Debugging

Answer 11

Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program

Question 12

Development process

Answer 12

The steps or phases used to create a piece of software. Typical phases include investigating, designing, prototyping, and testing

Question 13

Event

Answer 13

Associated with an action and supplies input data to a program. Can be generated when a mouse is clicked etc.