Intro to Computer Programming Vocab

constant

(also known as Const) is a term used to describe a value that does not change throughout the execution of the program, unlike a variable.

exception

A special, unexpected and anomalous condition encountered during the execution of a program

declaration

A statement that describes a variable, function or any other identifier

ASCII

American Standard Code for Information Interexchange (ASCII) is a standard that assigns letters, numbers and other characters different slots, available in the 8-bit code.

class

Class In Object-Oriented programming, a class refers to a set of related objects with common properties.

hardcode

In computer programming, the term hard code or hardcode is used to describe code that is not likely to change.

null

Null defines the lack of any value whatsoever.

compilation

The process of creating an executable program through code written in a compiled programming language is called compilation

keywords

Words that are reserved by a programming language or a program as they have special meaning

object

a combination of related variables, constants and other data structures which can be selected and manipulated together.

bug

a general term used to denote an unexpected error or defect in hardware or software, which causes it to malfunction.

expression

a grouping of letters, symbols, and numbers being used to represent the value of one or more variables.

variable

a location that stores temporary data within a program which can be modified, store and display whenever need.

loop

a sequence of instructions that repeat the same process over and over until a condition is met and it receives the order to stop.

algorithm

a set of instructions or rules designed to solve a definite problem.

iteration

a single pass through a set of operations that deal with code. One form of iteration in computer programming is via loops.

operator

a term used to denote the object which can manipulate different operands. In the expression 'A+F-Q', '+' and '-'are operators.

operand

a term used to denote the objects which can be manipulated using different operators. In the expression 'A+F+Q', 'A', 'F' and 'Q' are operands.

code

a term used to describe a written set of instructions, written using the protocols of a particular language, such as Java, C or Python.

machine language

also known as machine code is a lowest-level programming language consisting of binary digits or bits that are read by computers.

boolean

an expression used for creating statements that are either TRUE or FALSE. Boolean expressions use AND, OR, XOR, NOT and NOR operators with conditional statements in programming, search engines, algorithms, and formulas.

conditionals

are features of programming language, which help the code make a choice and result in either TRUE or FALSE.

low-level language

is a language that is very close to machine language and provides a little abstraction of programming concepts.

object-oriented programming (OOP)

is a model defined by programmers that revolve around objects and data rather than 'actions' and 'logic'.

high-level language (HLL)

is a programming language that lets the developer write programs irrespective of the nature or type of computer.

computer program

is termed as an organized collection of instructions, which when executed perform a specific task or function.

data type

is the classification of a particular type of data. We as humans can understand the difference between a name and a number, but the computer cannot.

arrays

lists or groups of similar types of data values that are grouped.

argument

or arg is a value that is passed into a command or a function.