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Programming Key Words
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- 1SelectionA way of creating multiple paths and decisions in an algorithm
- 2VariableA named storage location that contains a value that can change during the execution of a program
- 3IterationA way of repeating a set of instructions in an algorithm
- 4ConstantA named storage location that contains a value that does not change during the execution of a program
- 5ArrayA set of data that is stored together, that is of the same data type
- 6AssignmentThis is setting or resetting a value to a data location, such as a variable
- 7Local VariableA variable that is declared within a function or procedure and can therefore only be used within that function or procedure
- 8Global VariableA variable that is visible throughout the whole of the program
- 9ProcedureA named section of instructions that perform a specific task
- 10Dynamic ArrayAn array that does not have a fixed length applied to it when it is declared
- 11Static ArrayAn array that has a fixed length applied to it when it is declared
- 12CocatonationThe joining together of characters in a string
- 13FunctionA named section of instructions that perform a specific task and return a value from this
- 14Syntax ErrorAn error in the language written in a program
- 15Logic ErrorAn error in a program that causes it to produce unexpected results
- 16TranslatorSoftware that translates a program written in a programming language into machine code that can be understood by a computer
- 17DatabaseA structured way of sorting data
- 18High Level LanguageA computer language, in which programs are written, that is closer to human language
- 19Low-Level LanguageA computer language, in which programs are written, that is closer to what a computer understands
- 20CompilerSoftware that translates a high level language into machine code
- 21AssemblerSoftware that translates assembly code into machine code
- 22InterpreterSoftware that translates a high-level language by analysing and executing it line by line
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- GCSE Computing FlashCards sobre Programming Key Words, criado por Caitlin MacNamara em 19-04-2018.
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