Computational Thinking Vocabulary

a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.

• Model

• Flowchart

• Loop

• Algorithm

imitation of a situation or process.

• Simulation

• Prototype

• Model

• Incremental testing

represents a possible decision, occurrence or reaction.

• Decision Branch

• Loop

• Variable

• Output

not consistent or having a fixed pattern; liable to change.

• Output

• Process

• Variable

• Prototype

breaking down into parts

• Decision Branch

• Model

• Decomposition

• Algorithm

a diagram of the sequence of movements or actions of people or things involved in a complex system or activity.

• Information

• Output

• Flowchart

• Process

is a way of integration testing in which first you test each module of the software individually then continue testing by adding another module to it then another.

• Incremental testing

• Model

• Process

• Prototype

what is conveyed or represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of things.

• Information

• Process

• Output

• Model

what is put in, taken in, or operated on by any process or system.

• Processing

• Output

• Input

• Storage

a structure, series, or process the end of which is connected to the beginning.

• Loop

• simulation

• Flowchart

• Storage