UNIT 4 VOCAB

Question 1

A reference to a value (or value that results from evaluating an expression) that can be used repeatedly throughout a program.

Answer 1

Variable

Question 2

a combination of values that evalutes to a single value

Answer 2

Expression

Question 3

what icon allows a program to change the value of a variable (ex: var _ 5 to var _ 7) what to put in between var and 5?

Answer 3

Assignment Operator

Question 4

a data type that is either true of false

Answer 4

Boolean Value

Question 5

evaluates to either true or false

Answer 5

Boolean Expression

Question 6

<, >, <=, >=, ==, !=

Answer 6

Comparison Operators

Question 7

&&, ||, ! (AND, OR, NOT). Both sides of the LOGICAL operator are reduced to a single Boolean value

Answer 7

Logical Operators

Question 8

affects the sequential flow of control by executing different statements based on the value of a Boolean expression

Answer 8

Conditional Statement

Question 9

NOT, AND, and OR, which evaluate to a Boolean value

Answer 9

Logical Operator

Question 10

a named group of programming instructions. Also referred to as a “procedure”.

Answer 10

Function

Question 11

a command that executes the code within a FUNCTION

Answer 11

Function Call

Question 12

global variables

Answer 12

permanent and can be used anywhere in code

Question 13

local variables

Answer 13

temporary and can be used only in a certain part of code (ex: onEvent)

Question 14

what is the difference between numbers and strings

Answer 14

strings= made of characters (abc)
numbers= made or digits (123)

Question 15

syntax error

Answer 15

code doesn’t follow the rules of programming language

Question 16

logic error

Answer 16

code follows rules but doesn’t do what intended to do