PLTW CSP Key Terms 1.1

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

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

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

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

The most common framework for Agile Development.

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

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

A piece of code that responds to an event.

Repeating a step-by-step procedure several times.

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

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

One method of determining the strength of artificial intelligence.

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

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

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

To run a program or a single instruction.

Describe why a variable is being used in a program.

Data that is used by a program.

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

Variable type that maintains a running total.

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

The parts of computer that can store data or instruction

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

Stores whether a condition has been true yet.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Instructions in a program.

The effect that a program has on its environment.

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

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

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

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

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