Coding Vocabulary # 3

pattern matching

Finding similarities between things.

bit

Short for binary digit, the smallest unit of data in a computer.

if-statement

A conditional statement that if it true then the computer performs a function.

command

An instruction given to a computer application to perform a task.

byte

A unit of data that is eight binary digits long.

event

An action that causes something to happen.

iteration

Repetition of a process in a computer program.

function call

The piece of code you add to a program to tell it to run the code inside a function at a certain time.

computational thinking

The thought process involved in formatting problems and solutions for computers.