programming keywords

programming keywords

1. Control flow

   • iteration
     • Repeating
   • Selection
     • If/Else
   • sequence
     • In a order

2. Datatype

   • String
     • selection of letters, e.g. "hello"
   • Character
     • Any thing within a character set. individual letter/symbol
   • Integer
     • Whole number
   • Boolean
     • 2 choices only. Like true and false
   • Real
     • Numbers with decimal places

3. Translator

   • Interpreter
     • Translates the code line by line, also detects any mistakes
   • Compiler
     • turning all the code into one "exe" file which can work on any computers
   • Assembler
     • Translates all assemble language into machine code

4. IDE

   • Editor
     • Auto complete; to code. e.g. adding a bracket to prevent you from missing it, colour coding it.,syntax error andauto indent
   • Run-time environment
     • lets you run your program
   • De-bugger
     • helps you detect errors, e.g. highlighting the code.
   • Translator
     • IDE runs the translation
   • Explorer
     • shows you all the files so you can access them

5. Arrays

   • An array is a list
   • Each item within an array has a index
     • e.g. array[0] is the first item