KS3 - Programming Key terms

Front

A program error that causes it to stop running

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Code Exception

Front

A set of instructions to solve a problem

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Algorithm

Front

One of the three programming constructs, along with sequence and loop

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Selection

Front

The process of finding and fixing errors in code

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Debugging

Front

The act of writing computer programs

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Programming

Front

The order in which instructions are executed

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Sequence

Front

A data item that can hold multiple values during program execution

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Variable

Front

Translating code into a language the computer can understand and execute

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Compile (run)

Front

A sequence of instructions that repeats until a condition is met

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Loop

Front

Breaking down a problem into smaller sections for easier management

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Decomposition