Coding Vocabulary

Jenny used a set of steps to complete the task her teacher gave her.

• event

• algorithm

• bug

Tim found a bug in the algorithm he had coded to use for his project

• program

• code

• command

Brayden designed a command or algorithm so that his robot would dance.

• loop

• command

• code

Nealy gave her computer an instruction to shutdown after she finished her work.

• bug

• command

• persistance

Rosie thought her Spanish homework was very hard but she didn't stop trying when working on it

• program

• abstraction

• persistence

Caleb programmed his robot to shake, spin, and wave over and over again.

• loop

• event

• program

What is a program?

The teacher asked a question, and many students raised their hand to answer

• event

• persistence

• code

Jamal would type Jamal.1A as his screen name for websites.

• username

• iteration

• loop

Kayla wanted her robot to repeat his spin so she created program loops.

• debugging

• digital footprint

• iteration