Computer Science Vocabulary (PLTW)

Program

• A set of code given to a computer to accomplish a task

• Instructions for a program

• Set of instructions to accomplish a task

Blockly

• To find and fix bugs in a program.

• The visual programming language used in Code .org and Scratch

• Use of knowledge to invent new devices and tools to make our lives easier

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Code

• A set of code given to a computer to accomplish a task

• Instructions for a program

• Set of instructions to accomplish a task

Algorithm

• A set of code given to a computer to accomplish a task

• An action that causes something to happen

• Set of instructions to accomplish a task

Bug

• To find and fix errors in a program

• Error in a computer program that causes the program to work incorrectly

• A programming element that repeats a set of code

Repeat Loop

• To find and fix errors in a program

• Error in a computer program that causes the program to work incorrectly

• A programming element that repeats a set of code

Conditional Statement

• To find and fix errors in a program

• A programming element that performs different actions depending on whether a condition is true or false.

• A programming element that repeats a set of code