iChallenge U3 Vocab

Attributes that describe an object's characteristics

a pattern or structure made from horizontal and vertical lines crossing to form squares

Statements that only run under certain conditions

A single value of TRUE or FALSE

A unit of code that has a value of either TRUE or FALSE in computer programming

A text-based programming language that is used in Web Development

The art of creating a program

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

A placeholder for a piece of information that can change

Any programming language that manipulates graphic programming elements instead of writing code

Any valid unit of code that resolves to a value

Using the power of computers to solve problems

Placing a point on a coordinate plane (or grid) by using X and Y coordinates

A single image within an animation

Graphic character on the screen with properties that describe its location, movement, and look

The common programming structure that implements "conditional statements"

A named group of programming instructions

A simplified representation of something more complex

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

A list of steps to finish a task

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

Series of images that create the illusion of motion by being shown rapidly one after the other

Part of a program that does not work correctly

An operator compares two values and returns a TRUE/YES or FALSE/NO