KS3 - Programming Key terms

A program error that causes it to stop running

• Code Exception
• Instruction
• Decomposition
• Loop
• Compile (run)

A set of instructions to solve a problem

• Algorithm
• Code Exception
• Instruction
• Decomposition
• Loop

One of the three programming constructs, along with sequence and loop

• Selection
• Algorithm
• Code Exception
• Instruction
• Decomposition

The process of finding and fixing errors in code

• Debugging
• Selection
• Algorithm
• Code Exception
• Instruction

The act of writing computer programs

• Programming
• Debugging
• Selection
• Algorithm
• Code Exception

The order in which instructions are executed

• Sequence
• Programming
• Debugging
• Selection
• Algorithm

A data item that can hold multiple values during program execution

• Variable
• Sequence
• Programming
• Debugging
• Selection

Translating code into a language the computer can understand and execute

• Compile (run)
• Variable
• Sequence
• Programming
• Debugging

A sequence of instructions that repeats until a condition is met

• Loop
• Compile (run)
• Variable
• Sequence
• Programming

Breaking down a problem into smaller sections for easier management

• Decomposition
• Loop
• Compile (run)
• Variable
• Sequence