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Phøenix V - U1: 1-3
Vocab words for Intro to Computational Thinking Unit 1
Question | Answer |
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A classification of data that defines the purpose of an object. (int, float, var, char, str, bool) | Type |
A collection of same type objects [0, 1, 2, 3] | List |
List with no elements | Empty List |
Shortened Form | Signature |
[var] | A list of variables |
A statement at the top of the input panel that specifies the purpose of the program (as a comment so it is ignored by the program). | Specification |
A description of all the available libraries for your reference. | Documentation |
A collection of pre-defined functions | Library |
Using the keyword Import followed by the name of the library being imported. Once the library is imported into the code, the programmer can use any function defined in that library. | Import Statement |
Formatting of a paragraph, citation, or definition for which all lines except the first are indented. | Hanging Indent |
The moral principles applied to a person's actions | Ethics |
The unethical act of passing off someone else's work as your own | Plagiarism |
A thinker that takes all of the knowledge and resources at hand to design solutions | Problem Solver |
The belief that you can learn and grow through perseverance and resilience | Growth Mindset |
The act of continuing to attempt something difficult, even if it takes a long time to succeed, often after many failures | Perseverence |
The process of searching for, identifying, and fixing errors in a code/program | Debugging |
Questions that are used to guide conversation rather than provide answers | Facilitating Questions |
Suggesting improvements or questioning a decision in a healthy and supportive manner | Constructive Critiscism |
begin with two dashes and a space and mark lines that are ignored by the computer. You can also comment out several lines at once by starting with {- and putting -} at the end. | Comment |
__________ have an equal sign separating the word that is being defined, at the left (the head), from the expression that it stands for, at the right (the body). | Definition |
_________ are special words that are used to modify the way a computer program works. They are usually shown in boldface in the editor. | Keywords |
______ can be arithmetic, such as +, -, * (multiplication) and / (division) other (you will learn about them later) | Operators |