PLTW CSP Key Terms 1.1

One method of determining the strength of artificial intelligence.

Process of figuring out why code doesn’t behave as expected and removing bugs to make it work

A prioritized list of user stories, showing short- and long- term goals of a development team.

Stores a list of values built up over time and remembers separate individual values.

Stores one item from a list at a time during iteration.

The parts of computer that can store data or instruction

Describes everything about how a program exists at a given time; a snapshot of a program.

Plain-language description of a user’s need for the software under development.

Part of a program that causes an error or undesired output.

Instructions in a program.

Provides a developer with a way to create, run, and debug the program all in one application.

The most common framework for Agile Development.

Shows the ways that a program could progress from each state to other states.

A list of small specific tasks to be completed in the scrum method of software development.

Variable type that maintains a running total.

Stores user input or stores information about a program’s state that changes unpredictably.

A trigger from the user or from a program that causes a certain part of the program to execute.

A set of instructions grouped together to do something to or with an object.

A variable that counts in an arithmetic sequence, usually counting by ones starting at 0 or 1.

The part of the computer that executes one instruction at a time.

A piece of code that responds to an event.

Evaluates a Boolean expression and executes some code if the expression is true.

A step-by-step procedure, like a recipe, but often involving decisions.

Expression in an if-structure that is evaluated to determine which branch of code to execute.

Keeps track of a best or worst and updates when a new record best or worst has been reached.

A graphics object that can be moved on top of or behind a background.

The effect that a program has on its environment.

Stores whether a condition has been true yet.

Stores a value that will not change over the course of the entire program.

Precise rules defining how the letters, words, and punctuation of a programming language work.

Describe why a variable is being used in a program.

Data that is used by a program.

An outline of the basic ideas behind how algorithms will work.

Information about a program or data file, including date created and author information.

Evaluates to either true or false; used in the conditional of an if- structure.

To run a program or a single instruction.

Software development: complete each stage of the design process before beginning the next.

A group of code that exists as an independent unit, which is easy to use with other code.

Software development that emphasizes frequent client input to produce better end products.

Repeating a step-by-step procedure several times.