Vocab pt 2

Question 1

simplify complex programming tasks by providing sets of clearly defined methods of communication among various computing components.

Answer 1

Application Programming Interfaces

Question 2

Managing complexity by “abstracting away” information and detail, to focus on the relevant concepts.

Answer 2

Abstraction

Question 3

Logical operator that ANDs two boolean values. Written as &&. a && b will be true if both a and b are true.

Answer 3

and operator

Question 4

Written instructions detailing the functions, methods, and variables available and how to use them.

Answer 4

documentation

Question 5

the study of computational thinking, the thinking humans need to in order to describe a step-by-step process to a computer.

Answer 5

computer science

Question 6

breaking your program into smaller parts.

Answer 6

Decomposition

Question 7

A loop, most often set with while(true), that has a break statement in the loop body.

Answer 7

loop and a half

Question 8

Using a condition to determine which part of an algorithm is executed.

Answer 8

Selection

Question 9

actually gives the command, so the computer will run the code for that function.

Answer 9

Calling a Function

Question 10

The part of a function that contains the commands

Answer 10

Function Body

Question 11

Used to make logical associations between boolean values

Answer 11

Logical operator

Question 12

Assumptions we make about what must be true before the function is called.

Answer 12

Precondition

Question 13

a set of steps or rules to follow to solve a particular problem.

Answer 13

Algorithm

Question 14

lets us repeat code a fixed number of times

Answer 14

For Loops

Question 15

repeat code as long as something is true.

Answer 15

While loops

Question 16

A loop that has no way of stopping, and will keep looping forever.

Answer 16

infinite loops

Question 17

a mistake in the algorithm or program that causes it to behave incorrectly or unexpectedly.

Answer 17

logic error

Question 18

breaks out of the current loop, without executing any more code in the loop.

Answer 18

break statement

Question 19

lets you ask a question to the program and only run code if the answer is true

Answer 19

If Statement

Question 20

to teach the computer a new command and explain what it should do when receiving that command

Answer 20

Defining a Function

Question 21

Programs like this have good decomposition and make the code easy to follow.

Answer 21

Read Like a Story

Question 22

lets us change the flow of the code.

Answer 22

control structures