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1.2 vocabulary
computer science
Question | Answer |
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execute | To carry out or put into effect. |
computer scientists | Scientists who apply their knowledge of computation to creating solutions using a computer system. |
algorithm | An ordered set of instructions that are used to carry out a task. |
algorithmic thinking | The process of solving problems using a series of steps. |
flowchart | A diagram that represents an algorithm, work flow, or process, and uses geometric symbols connected by arrows to show the direction of the flow of action. |
rectangle | shape used to note a command or action in a flowchart |
conditional statement | A command that performs different actions depending on whether a condition is true or false. |
oval | beginning and endpoint shape used in a flowchart |
arrow | – connects shapes in a flowchart to show the directional flow of action |
rhombus | shape used to note a decision point in a flowchart. (Always followed by the use of a Yes/No or True/False labeled arrow to show where each choice leads.) |
linear algorithm | a linear algorithm has only one sequence of steps |
decompose | To break a problem down into smaller pieces. |