Computer Science Alberta Key Terms

Steps or commands that tell you how to do something.

• Instructions
• Computer Science

• Parameter
• Impact

The order in which things happen.

• Event
• Abstraction
• Artifact
• Sequence

Planning and creating something to solve a problem or meet a need.

• Computational Artifact
• Design
• Abstraction
• Code

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Finding and fixing errors in instructions or programs.

• Abstraction
• Design
• Outcome
• Debugging

Solving problems by breaking them into smaller parts, finding patterns, abstracting, and making an algorithm.

• Troubleshooting
• Design
• Computational Thinking
• Debugging

A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task.

• Algorithm
• Instructions
• Parameter
• Loop

Information that helps you improve what you're doing in coding, gaming, and life.

• Troubleshooting
• Parameter
• Feedback
• Decomposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

The process of analyzing problems and finding ways to fix them.

• Pattern Recognition
• Event
• Troubleshooting
• Conditional Structures

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Special instructions that a computer can understand and execute.

• Pattern Recognition
• Loop
• Code
• Divergent Thinking

What is the process of identifying patterns, abstracting details, and creating step-by-step solutions?

• System Analysis

• Project Management

• Computational Thinking

• Software Development

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2