Intro to Programming: Unit 3

Intro to Programming: Unit 3

1. Algorithms

   • A set of instructions to solve a problem

2. Sequencing

   • Order that a program will execute in

3. Selection

   • What is picked based on conditional/comparing

4. Iteration

   • Repeating until you get a certain outcome

5. High Level Language

   • More complex languages that more closely resemble english

6. Low Level Language

   • Language that computer speaks (binary)

7. Turtle Programming

   • A method for learning programming with commands to control movement and drawing of robot called "Robot"

8. Abstraction

   • A simplified representation of something more complex

9. Function

   • A group of programming instructions

10. Top Down Design

    • A problem solving approach which you break down a system to gain insight into the sub-systems that make it up

11. API

    • A collection of commands made available to a programmer

12. Documentation

    • A description of the behavior of a command, function, library, API, and etc

13. Library

    • A collection of command/function, typically with a shared purpose

14. Parameter

    • An extra piece of info that you pass to the function to customize it for a specific need

15. Loop

    • A programming construct that repeats a group of commands

16. For Loop

    • A kind of looping construct provided in many languages