TechSmart Unit 1 Vocabulary Text

A single line of code that performs an action

example: print("hi")

• statement

• program

• output

• syntax

A set of step by step instructions that does a specific action

• statement

• program

• output

• syntax

Information a program gives to the user, such as text

example: hi

• statement

• program

• output

• syntax

Exact spelling, symbols, and order of the code

example: The parentheses in a print statement

• statement

• program

• output

• syntax

The area where we type our code

• editor

• console

• user

• input

The box that prints the output for our program when we run it

• editor

• console

• user

• input

The individual who runs the program

• editor

• console

• user

• input

Information a program receives from a user

• editor

• user

• console

• input

A data type that is a series of letters, numbers, and/or symbols surrounded by double quotation marks

example: "Hello there."

• string

• comment

• header comment

• variable

A code line used as notes by the programmer, which is ignored by the computer

• string

• comment

• header comment

• variable