Unit 3 Vocabulary

Unit 3 Vocabulary

1. Algorithm

   • Set of instructions used to solve a problem

2. Programming Terms

   • Sequencing
     • The order of which a program is executed in
   • Selection
     • What is picked based on conditions/comparing
   • Iteration
     • The process of making revisions until you get an expected outcome
   • Turtle Programming
     • The classic learning method for programming to control movement and draw on-screen with a robot
   • API
     • Collection of commands made available to a programmer
   • Documentation
     • Description of how commands, APIs, functions, libraries, etc. work
   • Library
     • Collection of commands and functions w/ a shared purpose

3. Languages

   • High-level Language
     • More complex language that more closely resembles English
   • Low-level Language
     • The language of which the computer speaks

4. Abstractions

   • Funtion
     • Named group of programming instructions
   • Simplified representation of something complex

5. Programming Structure

   • Parameter
     • An extra piece of information passed on to a function
   • Comment
     • Readable explanation or annotation of the code
   • Loop
     • For Loop
       • A type of looping construct
     • A programming construct that repeats a group of commands