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NEED TO DO THIS
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- 1variblea value that can change whilst the program runs
- 2constanta value that cant change while the program runs
- 3arraya series of memory locations for storing the same type of data
- 4selectiona program's decision to run code based on meeting certain conditions i.e an IF statement
- 5sequencethe order in which the program runs
- 6iterationrepeating steps over and over again
- 7functionsgrouping and naming different sections of code
- 8parametea special kind of variable used to provide data to a function
- 9stringa data type for letters, numbers and symbols
- 10float/reala data type for decimal numbers
- 11chara data type for a single letter number or symbol
- 12castingthe process of converting one data type to another eg age = int(input())
- 13debuggingthe process of checking code for errors and then removing them
- 14logic erroran error where the code will run but not as expected
- 15run time erroran error that occurs whilst the program will run
- 16syntax erroran error which occurs when spelling error is made
- 17algorithma series of step by step instructions to solve a problem
- 18psuedocodesimplified version of code so any programming langue can understand it
- 19flow charta way of expressing algorythm
- 20decompositionbreaking down a complex code into smaller parts
- 21abstractionto filter unnecessary information
- 22pattern recognitionspotting trends or similarities in problems
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