Unit 3 Vocabulary

Part of a program that does not work correctly

• Bug

• Debugging

Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program

• Bug

• Debugging

Program

• An extra piece of information passed to a function to customize it for a specific need

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

Parameter

• An extra piece of information passed to a function to customize it for a specific need

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

Attributes that describes an object’s characteristics

• Parameter

• Property

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

• Sprite

• Property

Variable

• A placeholder for a piece of information that can change

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

• Attributes that describes an object’s characteristics

Animation

• A series of images that create the illusion of motion by being shown rapidly one after the other

• A placeholder for a piece of information that can change

A single image within an animation

• Frame

• Frame rate

The rate at which frames in an animation are shown, typically measured in frames per second.

• Frame rate

• Frame