Unit 3 Game Design Vocabulary Test

A label for a piece of information used in a program. It lets you store a single value in your computer's memory with a descriptive name.

• Algorithm

• Variable

• Design

A list of steps to finish a task

• Comment

• Float

• Algorithm

A named group of programming instructions.

• Sprite

• Function

• bug

In programming, an expression that evaluates to True or False.

• Boolean Expression

• Integer

• Abstraction

Text added to a computer program that is not interpreted by the computer. It is there for humans to read to help them understand the program.

• Function

• Condition

• Comment

The way that sprite's properties are used in Game Lab: by connecting the sprite and property with a dot.

• Comment

• Dot notation

• variable

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

• Sequencing

• Abstraction

• Boolean Expression

Part of a program that does not work correctly.

• Debugging

• Bug

• Algorithm

Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program.

• Debugging

• Bug

• Property

A character on the screen with properties that describe its location, movement, and look.

• Sprite

• Property

• Design