Y8 Spelling Test 10 Flashcards
Spelling Test 11 (20 cards)
Relating to or caused by heat
Thermal
Subnormal body temperature
Hypothermia
An instrument for measuring temperature
Thermometer
Abnormally high body temperature
Hyperthermia
The branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy
Thermodynamics
A special way of or skill of doing something
Technique
Advanced or modern scientific knowledge of new machines
Technology
The art of manufacturing or setting off fireworks
Pyrotechnics
A small detail of a set of rules
Technicality
One who is known for a skill in an intellectual or artistic technique
Technician
A language independent description of the steps of an algorithm
Pseudocode
A value held in RAM that can change whilst the program is running
Variable
A value that cannot change whilst the program is running
Constant
Group name given to mathematical processes such as adding or subtracting
Operator
Giving a variable or constant a value
Assignment
Executing one instruction after another, one by one
Sequence
A program branch depending on a condition (IF statements)
Selection
Repeating code in a loop which can be controlled either with a counter (FOR loop) or a condition (WHILE loop)
Iteration
8 bits
Byte
Base 16 counting system used in computing which is easier for humans to use than binary
Hexadecimal
