Code.org Unit 3 Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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

• Bug

• Algorithm

• Condition

• Program

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

• Debugging

• Bug

• Variable

• Sprite

Part of a program that does not work correctly.

• Variable

• Bug

• Parameter

• Sprite

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

• Program

• Parameter

• Code

• Bug

A label for a piece of information used in a program.

• Debugging

• Sprite

• Variable

• Parameter

Attributes that describe an object's characteristics, such as its location and appearance.

• Property

• Sprite

• Variable

• Algorithm

Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program.

• Unbugging

• Sprite

• Property

• Debugging

This block will....

• Create a variable

• Move a sprite across the screen

• Sets the image or animation for the sprite

• Draw a background

This block will...

• Move the Sprite

• Create a sprite at the initial specified position

• Draw the Sprite

• Draw a shape

A Boolean...

• sets a sprite's name to a variable

• is an expression that evaluates to True or False.

• is a character on the screen with properties

• is an extra piece of information passed to a function