Vocabulary A
Function takes in any number of parameters, and prints them out on one line of text
Computer machinery and equipment, including memory, cabling, power supply, peripheral devices, and circuit boards.
Hardware
Instructions that tell a computer what to do.
Software
A place where, or a device through which, energy or information enters a system
Input
How you would write the code characters for new line and tab
\n - new line
\t - tab
The process or activity of writing computer programs.
Programming
Zero, positive or negative whole numbers without a fractional part and having unlimited precision.
Integer
A special program that processes statements written in a particular programming language
Compiler
An element, feature, or factor that is liable to vary or change.
Variable
Detailed plan or procedure for solving a problem with a computer
Program
The name of the coding language we use in class
Python
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A piece of text placed within a program to help other users to understand it, which the computer ignores when running the program.
Comment
Arrays of bytes representing Unicode characters.
String
The output for print("3+4")
3+4
Is also termed as external memory and refers to the various storage media on which a computer can store data and programs.
Secondary memory
A place where power or information leaves a system.
Output
Converts values to a string form
Str() command
An electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program
computer
A wave is recorded or used in its original form.
Analog technology
Expressed as a series of the digits 0 and 1, typically represented by values of a physical quantity such as voltage or magnetic polarization.
Digital
The portion of a computer that retrieves and executes instructions.
CPU
The escape character
\
The main storage region of a computer, to which the central processor has immediate or direct access
Main memory
What does CPU stand for?
Central Processing Unit