#1 - UNIT 3 - INTRO TO PROGRAMMING - Vocabulary

A precise sequence of instructions for processes that can be executed by a computer

• Selection

• Pair Programming

• Iterate

• Algorithm

a simplified representation of something more complex. They allow you to hide details to help you manage complexity, focus on relevant concepts, and reason about problems at a higher level.

• Documentation

• Library

• Abstraction

• API

High Level Programming Language

• A programming language that captures only the most primitive operations available to a machine

• A programming language with many commands and features designed to make common tasks easier to program.

Iterate

• An extra piece of information passed to a function to customize it for a specific need

• a collection of commands made available to a programmer

• A precise sequence of instructions for processes that can be executed by a computer

• To repeat in order to achieve, or get closer to, a desired goal.

A generic term for a type of programming statement (usually an if-statement) that uses a Boolean condition to determine, or select, whether or not to run a certain block of statements.

• Selection

• Sequencing

• Function

• Top Down Design

Putting commands in correct order so computers can read the commands

• Iterate

• Selection

• Sequencing

• Function

Loop

• The action of doing something over and over again.

• Loops that have a predetermined beginning, end, and increment (step interval).

An extra piece of information passed to a function to customize it for a specific need

• Parameter

• Library

• Documentation

• Hexadecimal

a problem solving approach (also known as stepwise design) in which you break down a system to gain insight into the sub-systems that make it up.

• Top Down Design

• Pair Programming

• Turtle Programming

a collection of commands / functions, typically with a shared purpose

• API

• Documentation

• Library