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App Creators - Unit 1

Terms in this set (24)

Abstraction
The process of reducing complexity by hiding unessacary details to make it easier to think about a problem
Algorithm
A order set of instructions that are used to carry out a task
Boolean logic
A form of mathematics in which an expression is reduced to either True or False.
Bug
A flow in a computer program that causes the program to produce an incorrect result or behavior
Camel case
The writing of compound words (like variable names, procedure names, and file names) by starting each word with a capital letter.
Computer science
Scientist who apply their knowledge of computation to creating solutions using a computer system
conditional statements
A command that performs different actions depending on whether a condition is true or false.
Declare
To create a variable in a program Andy give it a name
Decompose
Break a problem down into smaller pieces.
Decrement
To decrease the value of a numeric variable by a set amount
End user
A representative consumer for whom a hardware or software product is designed.
Error
A incorrect result produced by a computer program
Event
An action or occurrence that happens during writing time that will trigger a response or behavior by the software. Examples of events include initiated events, such as clicking a button or external events, such as the device recieving an SMS text message
Event Handler
A block of code that reacts to an event like a button click.
Flowchart
A diagram that represents an algorithm, work flow, or process, and uses geometric symbols connected by arrows to show the direction of the flow of action.
Global
A keyword used when declaring a variable. "Global" asks the variable available to all the blocks in the program
Increment
To increase the value of a numeric variable by the set amount
incremental approach
An approach to programming where the programmer adds and tests code in small chunks at a time to make sure it behaves the way they want it to, before adding more code.
mobile application
A type of software application designed to run on a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet computer.
Pixel
Any one of the very small dots that together form the picture on a digital screen. The word pixel is short for a picture element
Program
A set of instructions that a computer executes to achieve a particular obective
Sprite
A computer graphic that may be moved on-screen and otherwise manipulated as a single entity.
User initaited event
In a program, an event that is triggered by user interaction with the user interface
Variable
A place
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