vocab unit 1

Question 1

Command

Answer 1

a directive to a computer program to perform a specific task

Question 2

Function

Answer 2

software logic that has a well-defined interface and behavior and can be invoked multiple times

Question 3

Conditional Statement

Answer 3

A type of coding instruction used to compare values and express and make decisions

Question 4

Loop

Answer 4

a sequence of instructions that is continually repeated until a certain condition is reached

Question 5

Control Flow

Answer 5

the order in which the computer executes statements in a script

Question 6

Algorithm

Answer 6

a set of instructions that is designed to accomplish a task

Question 7

Iteration

Answer 7

repeating instructions that can be called over and over.

Question 8

Troubleshooting

Answer 8

A systematic approach to solving a problem

Question 9

Flow Chart

Answer 9

A diagram that depicts a process, system or computer algorithm

Question 10

Preconditions

Answer 10

A condition or predicate that must always be true just prior to the execution of some section of code.

Question 11

Postconditions

Answer 11

A condition or predicate that must always be true just after the execution of some section of code or after an operation in a formal specification.

Question 12

Row

Answer 12

a single group of related data within a table

Question 13

Column

Answer 13

a collection of cells aligned vertically in a table

Question 14

Debugging

Answer 14

the process of identifying and removing errors from computer hardware or software.

Question 15

Decomposition

Answer 15

the process of breaking down a problem into a number of smaller problems that can more easily be addressed.

Question 16

Pseudocode

Answer 16

a notation resembling a simplified programming language, used in program design.

Question 17

Copyright

Answer 17

the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.

Question 18

Turing Test

Answer 18

a test for intelligence in a computer, requiring that a human being should be unable to distinguish the machine from another human

Question 19

Privacy

Answer 19

the state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed

Question 20

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Answer 20

computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence

Question 21

Turing Test

Answer 21

Test to measure a machine’s ability to mimic human intelligence

Question 22

Sorting Algorithm

Answer 22

Algorithm that puts elements of a list in order

Question 23

Privacy

Answer 23

Assurance that the confidentiality of, and access to, certain information about an entity is protected

Question 24

Pixel

Answer 24

One square of an image on the screen of a computer

Question 25

Output

Answer 25

Data that is sent out of the computer

Question 26

Linear Search

Answer 26

form of sorting where you go through each item of a list one by one in a straight line and sort them accordingly.

Question 27

Digital Footprint

Answer 27

The trail you leave while using the internet

Question 28

Decimal

Answer 28

Used for binary

Question 29

Binary Search

Answer 29

Sorting elements by splitting the list in half over and over until you get the list with just the elements you want

Question 30

Binary

Answer 30

numbers 1 or 0 representing on and off switches to convey messages and data

Question 31

Bias

Answer 31

Way of sorting in computers based on harmful systematic and personal opinions or patterns

Question 32

Automation

Answer 32

Automatically doing a list of tasks

Question 33

Augmentation

Answer 33

Extension

Question 34

Artificial Intelligence

Answer 34

Machines replicating human intelligence

Question 35

ASCII

Answer 35

American standard form of binary

Question 36

Algorithm

Answer 36

List of instructions for completing a task