Intro to Programming

Intro to Programming

1. Algorithm

   • A sequence of instructions for the processes the computer can do in a programing language.
   • These can be simple or complex

2. Low level programing language

   • a programing language that only captures the basic operations that the machine can do.
   • all computers can function on low levels of programing language

3. High level programing language

   • A programing language that has many commands and features designed to make common tasks of programing easier.
   • This is done through several low level commands.

4. iterate

   • repeat
   • many functions repeat a set of steps to make it complete.

5. selection

   • a statement that causes you to choose something.

6. sequencing

   • the order the computer will execute the commands.

7. turtle programing

   • a method to learn programing with commands to control the movement of a "turtle" robot

8. function

   • a named group of programming

9. abstraction

   • a simplified version of something more complex

10. top-down design

    • a problem solving approach that has you break down the problem or task into smaller bits and work on one bit at the time

11. API

    • a collection of commands made avalible to the programmers

12. Documentation

    • a description of the behavior of a command, function, API, etc.

13. library

    • a collection of commands/functions

14. parameter

    • an extra piece of information that you put into a function to customize it while allowing it to be more general

15. loop

    • a programming constrict that repeats a list of commands