The basics
Assigning a code to something to make it do a certain action.
What is coding?
Placing Human Readable Descriptions inside of computer programs detailing what the Code is doing
What is commenting?
Repeat a set of commands over and over again until it meets certain criteria - “looping”
What is iteration?
The grammar rules of a computer language
What is syntax?
A fault or error in code.
What is a bug?
A value that can change, depending on conditions or on information moved to the program.
What is a variable?
A special symbol or word (AND, OR, NOT) which connects two or more phrases of information.
What is a logical operation?
Steps and instructions that lets the computer solve an problem.
What is algorithm?
When a coder finds and eliminates bugs in a code.
What is debug or debugging?
Word rules for variables and functions, etc.
What is naming convention?
Check a value to determine to call one command or another; tree-like term
What is branching?
A notation similar to a simplified programming language, used in program design
What is a pseudo code?
An instruction given by the coder to do something.
What is a command?
Going through your code on paper, probably using a data table, to check the logic and the output.
What is desk-checking?
Two or more lowercase words connected by an underscore is referred to as this.
What is snake_case?
Something that can have binary possible values
What is a Boolean?
A section of code that is named and does a task in coding
What is a function?
An approach to program design that starts with the general concept and repeatedly breaks it down into its component parts.
What is top-down design?
The placing of a value into a data object aka. a variable using the = sign.
What is assignment?
Adding two strings together is called this.
What is concatenation?