Fundamentals of Programming

What is a computer program?

• Instructions for the computer

• Something fun that the computer can do

• A game that you insert into the computer

Computer instructions are written in...

• English

• "code"

• Complex maps

Specific step by step, numbered instructions that help the computer perform a task.

• Directions

• Coded sets

• Algorithm

A function is like...

• a mini program

• a large program

• a party

Repeating functions over and over.

• Repeat function

• Loop

• Redundancy