Unit 3 Vocabulary

Unit 3 Vocabulary

1. High-Level Language

   • Computer Programs-English

2. Low-Level Language

   • Computer Speaks-Binary

3. Turtle Programming

   • Classical method for learning programming with commands to control movement and drawing of an on screen robot called a "turtle"

4. Abstractions

   • Simplified representation of something more complex

5. Algorithm

   • Set of instructions to solve a problem

6. Sequencing

   • Order,Computer will execute command in order

7. Selection

   • Statement that causes you to choose something

8. Iteration

   • To repeat in order to get the outcome

9. Function

   • a named group of programming instructions. Functions are reusable abstractions that reduce the complexity of writing and maintaining programs

10. Top Down Design

    • a problem solving approach (also known as stepwise design) in 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, etc.

13. Hexadecimal

    • A base-16 number system that uses sixteen distinct symbols 0-9 and A-F to represent numbers from 0 to 15.

14. Library

    • a collection of commands / functions, typically with a shared purpose

15. Parameter

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

16. Loop

    • a programming construct that repeats a group of commands.

17. For Loop

    • A particular kind of looping construct provided in many languages. Typically, a for loop defines a counting variable that is checked and incremented on each iteration in order to loop a specific number of times.