Computer Science Vocabulary

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Computer Science

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Using the power of computers to solve problems.

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Command

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An instruction for the computer. Many commands put together make up algorithms and computer programs.

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Algorithm

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A list of steps to finish a task.

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Function

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A piece of code that you can easily call over and over again.

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Code

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The language that programmers create and use to tell a computer what to do.

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Loop

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The action of doing something over and over again.

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Binary Code

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A way of representing information using only two options.

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What are parameters in programming?

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

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Pattern Matching

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Finding similarities between things.

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Conditionals

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Statements that only run under certain conditions.