AP CSP Unit 3 Vocab 1 BJC

Question 1

A function that takes another function as its input or reports a function as its output (like keep, combine, map)

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Higher-Order Function

Question 2

An ordered sequence of items

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List

Question 3

A repeating program structure, also called a loop.

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Iteration

Question 4

Calling a procedure from inside itself

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Recursion

Question 5

The process of breaking a problem into smaller pieces

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Modularity

Question 6

The process of testing, finding problems, and fixing them

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Debugging

Question 7

Another name for an item in a list

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Element

Question 8

The input value, given each time a procedure is run. It can be different each time.

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Argument

Question 9

The process of deciding which part of an algorithm to run based on whether a condition is true or false

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Selection

Question 10

The position number of an item in a list

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Index

Question 11

A value that can be either true or false

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Boolean

Question 12

Controls the code based on a true or false condition

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Conditional

Question 13

Setting the starting value of a variable

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Initializing

Question 14

A field of computer science loosely defined as "trying to get computers to think"

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Artificial Intelligence

Question 15

A sequence of steps usually performed by a computer

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Algorithm

Question 16

A reporter that asks a true or false question

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Predicate

Question 17

The input name, which is set in the procedure's definition and never changes

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Parameter

Question 18

A sequence of characters (letters, digits, punctuation, etc.)

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String

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