CSP CodeHS Cyber - Unit 3 Vocab

Question 1

Allows for the reading of user input when a float number is used

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readFloat

Question 2

A coordinate system uses numbers as coordinates to place objects in a geometric space.

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Coordinate system

Question 3

The name for the instructions you write to a computer in a program.

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Code

Question 4

A set of steps or rules to follow to solve a particular problem.

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Algorithm

Question 5

A naming convention where the first letter is lower case, and each subsequent start of a word is upper case.

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lowerCamelCase

Question 6

Allows for the reading of user input when a string is used

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readLine

Question 7

A variable value that is either true or false.

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Boolean

Question 8

The screen in which our graphics programs are drawn.

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Canvas

Question 9

A function passed as a parameter to another function in order to be called later.

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Callback Function

Question 10

Giving a variable an initial value.

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Initialize a Variable

Question 11

A set of rules that converts strings, or graphical program elements, to various kinds of machine code output.

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Programming Language

Question 12

An action (such as clicking the mouse or pressing a key on the keyboard) that a program detects and uses as input.

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Event

Question 13

To subtract from or decrease by 1 (i--)

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Decrement

Question 14

A person or device that makes calculations, stores data, and executes instructions according to a program.

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Computer

Question 15

JavaScript function that returns the height of the graphics canvas

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getHeight()

Question 16

Updating the variable's value. Uses the = operator.

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Assigning to a variable

Question 17

JavaScript function that returns the width of the graphics canvas

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getWidth()

Question 18

Allows for the reading of user input when an integer is used

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readInt

Question 19

Defining a variable for the first time. (Uses the word var)

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Declare a Variable

Question 20

The variables that are attached to the object.

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properties of an object

Question 21

To add to or increase by 1 (i++)

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Increment

Question 22

Managing complexity by removing information and detail to focus on the relevant concepts.

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Abstraction

Question 23

A symbol or container that holds a value.

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Variable

Question 24

Teaching the computer a new command and explaining what it should do when receiving that command.

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Define a Function

Question 25

The study of computational thinking, the thinking needed in order to describe a step-by-step process to a computer.

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Computer Science

Question 26

A general term in programming that refers to the flow of information into and out of a program

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Input Output (I/O)

Question 27

JavaScript function that prints out a line to the user

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println

Question 28

This is the function that is called when you click run.

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Start Function

Question 29

Used to perform basic mathematical tasks: + addition, - subtraction, * multiplication, / division, and % modulus

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Arithmetic Operators

CSP CodeHS Cyber - Unit 3 Vocab

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CSP CodeHS Cyber - Unit 3 Vocab

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