CSE Semester Exam

A software application, especially one that a user downloads to a mobile device.

• Backlog

• App

• Code

• Variable

A sequential and prioritized list of what needs to be done to create the app the user wants. The list can be technical requirements or user-centric in the form of user stories.

• User Story

• Backlog

• Sprint Task

• To-do List

A set of program instructions.

• Code

• Events

• Event Handler

• Algorithm

A means to create computer programs by manipulating elements graphically rather than using text. Also called visual programming language

• Code

• Python

• Scratch

• Block-based programing language

The set of rules that defines the combinations of symbols that are considered to be correctly structured in that language. The grammar and spelling of text-based programming languages.

• argument

• code

• syntax

• language

A technique or process that manages complexity in a program or computer system. Abstraction “hides” details or removes duplication, allowing the programmer to focus on high-level considerations and functions rather than the rules of a programming language.

• scratch

• abstraction

• syntax

• code

To identify errors or bugs in computer hardware or programs and fix them.

• iteration

• recode

• fix-it

• Debug

A process of repeating a set of instructions a specified number of times or until a condition is met, such as in a repetition of a process or a newer version of development in computer science.

• Debug

• argument

• code

• Iteration

The smallest unit of data storage that a program can use. A variable contains known or unknown information referred to as a “value.” Two types of variables are global and local.

• variable

• code

• answer

• storage

A value that is passed to a storage location to be used by the program

• argument

• storage

• code

• unit