a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations

an algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine

the correct or acceptable way of communicating on the internet

the collected information about an individual across multiple websites on the Internet

the exclusive legal right to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same

a program that searches for items on the World Wide Web

a technique that attempts to trick a user into providing personal information. That personal information can then be used to access sensitive online resources, such as bank accounts and emails

the use of a program to record every keystroke made by a computer user in order to gain fraudulent access to passwords and other confidential information

software intended to damage a computing system or to take partial control over its operation

Hypertext Markup Language, a language used to create web pages

A piece of a website, marked by a start tag and often closed with an end tag

the special set of characters that indicates the start and end of an HTML element and that element's type

the text and images on a website

how the content of a website is organized

a title or summary for a document or section of a document

Cascading Style Sheets; a language used to describe how HTML elements should be styled

the part of a CSS rule-set that defines which HTML elements the style should be applied to

an identifier that allows multiple elements in an HTML document to be styled in the same way

Additional information provided as input to a block to customize its functionality

A label for a piece of information used in a program. Container for storing a value.

The way that sprites' properties are used in Game Lab, by connecting the sprite and property with a dot.

A label for a characteristic of a sprite, such as its location and appearance

A character on the screen with properties that describe its location, movement, and look.

In programming, an expression that evaluates to True or False.

Something a program checks to see whether it is true before deciding to take an action.

Statements that only run when certain conditions are true.

A sequence of instructions that is continually repeated until a certain condition is reached.

A named bit of programming instructions.

to change how information is represented so that it can be read by a person

to change how information is represented so that it can be read by a computer

a popular system for representing text in binary

a way of representing information using only two options

a single piece of binary information

a tiny square or dot which contains a single point of color of a larger image.

Computer Science Vocabulary - Fall 2024 Flashcards

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Computer

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a machine that works with information

2.

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Input

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the information computers get from users, devices, or other computers

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Output

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the information computers give to users, devices, or other computers

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Processing

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the thinking work computers do to turn input into output

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Storage

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saving information to use in the future

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Bug

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part of a program that does not work correctly

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Debugging

Back

finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program

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