AP CSP Unit 3

AP CSP Unit 3

1. Algorithm

   • Set of instructions to solve a problem

2. Sequencing

   • Order the computer will execute commands

3. Selection

   • A statement that causes you to chose somthing

4. Iteration

   • To repeat in order to get a desired outcome.

5. High-Level Language

   • Computer programs
     • Sounds more like English

6. Low-Level Language

   • A language the computer speaks
     • Binary

7. Turtle Programing

   • A classic method of learning programing

8. Function

   • It is a group of commands you're going to use more than once

9. Abstraction

   • A simple representation of something complex

10. Top-Down Design

    • problem-solving approach 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 for programmers

12. Comment

    • A useless code to show what is going on in the code

13. Loop

    • A programming construct that repeats code

14. Documentation

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

15. Hexadecimal

    • A 16-base number system to represent 0-15
      • goes from, 0-9 and A-F

16. Library

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

17. Parameter

    • An extra piece of information
      • that you pass to a function
        • to customize it for speific needs