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One of the seven big ideas - the use of the imagination or original ideas

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Creativity

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One of the seven big idea - technique in computing that hides detail, makes more complicated ideas simpler, and collects a bunch of ideas into a single idea

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Abstraction

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One of the seven big ideas - emphasizes how computers are used to analyze data and create new knowledge

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Data and Information

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One of the seven big ideas - the process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer

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Algorithms

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One of the seven big ideas - a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.

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The Internet

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One of the seven big ideas - focuses on how computing and technology has impacted our world positively and negatively

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Global Impact

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The study of the ideas, ways of thinking, languages, software, and hardware needed to solve problems with computers

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Computer Science

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A theoretical period beyond the information age where creativity and imagination will become the primary creators of economic value

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Imagination Age

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A shift in human history from traditional industry to an economy based on information computerization using analysis and thinking - AKA: Digital Age

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Information Age

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A systematic plan or sequence of instructions for a computer to solve a problem

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Program

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The action or process of writing computer programs

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Programming

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Random Access Memory consists of tiny electrical circuits that dynamically store frequently used program instruction to increase speed of the system

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RAM

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The process of source code being translated into machine code

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Compilation

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A program that translates high level, human-readable languages into a corresponding string of 1s and 0s for computer processing

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Compiler

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Short for binary digit - a single binary value, either o or 1

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Bit

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The processor or brains of the computer where calculations take place

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Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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Programs written in high-level languages

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Source Code

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Programs written in machine-level instruction that are uniquely read by computer processors using patterns of 1s and 0s

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Machine Code

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Physical components of a computer built using multiple levels of abstraction, such as transistors, logic gate chips, memory, motherboard, special purpose cards, and storage devices

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Hardware

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Main storage or memory that stores data for quick access by the computer’s processor (RAM)

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Primary Storage

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External/Auxiliary memory such as a USB flash drive, hard drive, etc.

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Secondary Storage

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Machine code that is a direct, low-level translation from the high-level source code, and is pattern of 0s and 1s

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Binary

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One of the two performance tasks on the AP CSP exam, where you’ll create a program of your own

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Create Performance Task

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Understanding the logic and processes computers use to solve problems and run programs

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Computational Thinking

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The process of imagining something that does not yet exist, but that has a potential value, and making it real through the application of design, implementation, and production
Innovating
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Repeatedly applying a process with the goal of coming closer and closer to a solution
Iteration
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The process by which computer programs are designed, developed and tested in repeated cycles.
Iterative Development Process
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To identify and remove errors from a computer program
Debug
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A process or set of instructions to be followed in calculations or other problems solving operations
Algorithm
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Executes statements one at a time - in order, one after another
Sequencing
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Uses "if...then" to tell the sequence that it should be executed
Selection
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A command statement with a verb phrase that indicates an operation to perform (example: move forward)
Imperative Statement
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A specific adverb or adjective that further qualifies or limits the meaning of a word (example: left shoe)
Descriptive Qualifier
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A complex, but structured language, both written and spoken, that has evolved naturally in humans through use, repetition, and adaptation
Natural Language
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A limited size language, usually developed by a small group for specific purposes. Usually much simpler and structured
Artificial Language
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Uncertainty or being open to more than one interpretation
Ambiguity
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A programming language that lets users drag and drop icons into organized blocks of code to create programs rather than typing text
Visual Programming Language
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A programming language that is easier for humans to read, write, and parse. Guaranteed to be ambiguous.
High-Level Language
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A programming language that has little to no abstraction and communicates closely to the hardware using machine language. Less natural for humans.
Low-Level Language
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The process of source code being translated into machine code
Compilation
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An object in Scratch that performs functions through scripting
Sprite
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The background of a project in Scratch which can have scripts, backdrops, sound, etc.
Stage
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the appearance of a sprite
Costume
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Medium-blue colored blocks used to control a sprite's movement in Scratch
Motion Blocks
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A block in Scratch with round edges that contains a value (numbers, sentences, etc.) and can be used inside other blocks
Reporter Blocks
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Purple-colored blocks of code in Scratch that are used to control a sprite's appearance
Look Blocks
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Light-blue colored Boolean blocks that are used to detect different factors of a project such as touching
Sensing Blocks
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Light-green colored blocks of code used to handle strings of math equations in Scratch
Operator Blocks
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Blocks of code that trigger corresponding behavior (example: Green Flag - starts program)
Events
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When blocks of code are executed at a given time by communicating (or broadcasting) a message.
Broadcast
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User interaction with a program via clicking, mouse movement, or keyboard entry.
Input
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When the computer "stores" or needs to remember to execute a program
Storage
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A description of what the computer is doing or the values of variables at any given moment
State
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A descriptor used to describe the state, such as the x- or y- position
Attributes
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The program code and current activity that is being executed in a computer program.
Process
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The x and y coordinates on the stage in Scratch
Position
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A variable for a particular value or attribute
Placeholder
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A placeholder to store a particular value or attribute such as x and y in an algebraic equation or calculation
Variable
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A whole number; a number that is not a fraction that is used in programs
Integer
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A single letter, digit, or symbol that can be a type of variable
Character
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A series of characters at any length. Can be a type of variable
String
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A variable to represent true or false
Boolean Values
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Lists of other variables
Array
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A number that may have digits after the decimal place. Can be a type of variable
Floating Point Number
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Creating variables in a programing language
Declaring Variables

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