Principles of Computer Programming Vocabulary

American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)

7 bit code allowing 128 (0-127) characters

Machine Language

basic computer language which consists of zeros and ones

Application Languages

computer language writing application programs which solve specific problems

High-Level Languages

computer languages developed from assembly programming languages

Interpreter

computer program which converts the source code into machine language one line at a time

Compiler

computer program which translates a series of high-level language codes into a separate series of machine language codes

Webpage Languages

computer programming languages designed specially for creating and maintaining webpages

System Languages

computer programming languages used for managing a computer system

Database Languages

computer programming languages used to build and maintain databases

Computer Programming

process of developing a sequence of instructions to enable a computer to accomplish a particular task

Assembly Languages

type of computer programming languages which are one step up from the machine language

Vector Graphic

Creation of digital image which are comprised of paths instead of dots

Algorithm

formula which gives instructions for the computer to perform a specific task

Bit-Mapped Graphic

graphic displayed as a matrix of pixels

Flow Chat

graphic representation of the step-by-step instructions of how the computer processes data

Data

information processed or stored by a computer

Software Development

process of computer programming, documenting, testing and big fixing through successive phases in an orderly way

Bit Depth

number of bits needed to display the color of each pixel

Linear Algorithm

set of computer instructions following down a list, one item at a time, without jumping among the items

Iterative Algorithm

set of computer instructions which executes steps in iterations

Unicode

standard code providing a unique number for every character