Problem Solving Vocabulary

a list of steps to finish a task

• code

• algortihm

• event

• loop

an error in the program that keeps the program from running correctly

• code

• bug

• debug

• algortihm

using the power of computers to solve problems

• debugging

• programming

• computer science

• computers

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

• code

• program

• event

• computer science

put your plan into action

• define

• prepare

• try

• reflect

how do your results compare to the goals you set

• define

• prepare

• try

• reflect

what problem are you trying to solve

• define

• prepare

• try

• reflect

brainstorm

• define

• prepare

• try

• reflect

A device or component that allows information to be given to a computer

• input

• output

• processor

• storage

Any device or component that receives information from a computer

• input

• output

• processor

• storage