KS3 - Programming Key terms

Breaking down a problem into smaller sections for easier management

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

The order in which instructions are executed

• Sequence
• Programming
• Debugging
• Selection
• Algorithm

The process of finding and fixing errors in code

• Debugging
• Selection
• Algorithm
• Code Exception
• Instruction

A command given to a computer to perform a specific action

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

The act of writing computer programs

• Programming
• Debugging
• Selection
• Algorithm
• Code Exception

A program error that causes it to stop running

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

A sequence of instructions that repeats until a condition is met

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

Translating code into a language the computer can understand and execute

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

A data item that can hold multiple values during program execution

• Variable
• Sequence
• Programming
• Debugging
• Selection

A set of instructions to solve a problem

• Algorithm
• Code Exception
• Instruction
• Decomposition
• Loop