Computers and Programs

Question 1

Machine Instructions

Answer 1

Represented as 0s and 1s

Question 2

Executable Program

Answer 2

Sequence of machine instructions

Question 3

High-Level Languages

Answer 3

More closely related to human thought than machine instructions

Question 4

Compiler

Answer 4

Program that automatically translates high-level languages into low-level executable programs

Question 5

Computer Program

Answer 5

Consists of instructions that a computer executes

Question 6

Code

Answer 6

Textual representation of a program

Question 7

Variable

Answer 7

Represents a memory location used to store data

Question 8

Assignment Statement

Answer 8

Assigns (stores) the right-side’s current value into the variable on the left side
Uses =

Question 9

Expression

Answer 9

Combination of items (number, variable name, literal, operator, or a calculation)

Question 10

Identifier

Answer 10

Name created by a programmer for a variable or function

Sequence of letters (a-z, _) and digits (0-9). Must start with a letter.

Question 11

Reserved Word

Answer 11

aka keyword

Word that is part of the language and can’t be used as an identifier

Question 12

Camel Case

Answer 12

Capitalize each word

Question 13

Underscore Separated

Answer 13

Lowercase words separated by an underscore

Question 14

Literal

Answer 14

Specific value

Question 15

Function

Answer 15

List of statements executed by referring to function’s name (function call)

Question 16

Argument

Answer 16

Input value appearing between parentheses for a function

Question 17

Debugging

Answer 17

aka Troubleshooting

Determining and fixing the cause of a problem in a computer program

Question 18

Style Guide

Answer 18

Style for writing code followed by a company or team

Question 19

Algorithm

Answer 19

Sequence of steps for solving a problem

Question 20

Recursive Algorithm

Answer 20

Solves a problem by breaking them into subproblems, solving the subproblems and combining the solutions