Fundamentals of Computer Science Final Exam Review

Website

A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web.

Creative Commons

A collection of public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted work, used when an author wants to give people the right to share, use, and build upon a work that they have created.

Input

A device or component that allows information to be given to a computer.

Sprite

A graphic character on the screen with properties that describe its location, movement, and look.

CSS

A language used to describe how HTML elements should be styled.

Hyperlink

A link from a HTML file to another location or file, typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image on the screen.

Comment

A note in the source code of a computer program that helps explain the code to people who read it.

HTML Element

A piece of a website, marked by a start tag and often closed with an end tag.

Variable

A placeholder for a piece of information that can change.

Algorithm

A precise sequence of instructions for processes that can be executed by a computer.

Search Engine

A program that searches for and identifies items in a database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user, used especially for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web.

Citation

A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.

Boolean

A single value of either TRUE or FALSE.

Heading

A title or summary for a document or section of a document.

Intellectual Property

A work or invention that is the result of creativity, such as a piece of writing or a design, to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc.

Trustworthy

Able to be relied on as honest or truthful.

Program

An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.

Parameter

An extra piece of information passed to a function to customize it for a specific need.

HTML Class

An identifier that allows multiple elements in an HTML document to be styled in the same way.

Whitespace

Any character that shows up as a blank space on the screen, such as a space, a tab, or a new line; helps separate different parts of the document to make it easier to read.

Output

Any device or component that receives information from a computer.

Expression.

Any valid unit of code that resolves to a value.

Property

Attributes that describe an object's characteristics.

Relevant

Closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand.

First step of the problem solving process

Define

Debugging

Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program.

HTML

Hypertext Markup Language, a language used to create web pages.

Bug

Part of a program that does not work correctly.

Second step of the problem solving process

Prepare

Two examples of computer storage

RAM and ROM

Fourth step of the problem solving process

Reflect

Conditionals

Statements that only run under certain conditions.

Digital Footprint

The collected information about an individual across multiple websites on the Internet.

If-Statement

The common programming structure that implements "conditional statements".

Indentation

The placement of text farther to the right or left of the surrounding text, making it easier to understand the program's structure.

Website Structure

The purpose of different pieces of content in a web page, used to help the computer determine how that content should be displayed.

Website Content

The raw text, images, and other elements included in a web page.

HTML Tag

The special set of characters that indicates the start and end of an HTML element and that element's type.

Third step of the problem solving process

Try

Animation

a series of images that create the illusion of motion by being shown rapidly one after the other.

Frame

a single image within an animation.

Boolean Expression

in programming, an expression that evaluates to True or False.

Copyright

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

CSS Selector

the part of a CSS rule-set that defines which HTML elements the style should be applied to.

Frame Rate

the rate at which frames in an animation are shown, typically measured in frames per second.