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1.6BugBlaster
PLTW 1.6 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| backpack | A place in the block-programming area where a programmer can choose code to save and take out later to use in another program |
| bugs | A flaw in a computer program that causes the program to produce an incorrect result or behavior. |
| collapse or expand blocks | When you right-click on an event handler and it gets reduced to 1 line of code or right click and return the code to its block form |
| comments | A place where the programmer shares a message about what he did in the code with others |
| compiler | A program that understands if a computer can “read” the code blocks and so it displays a warning count in the bottom left corner of the Blocks Viewer when it cannot |
| conditional statement | Part of a code that performs different actions depending on whether a condition is true or false or a yes/no answer |
| debug | The attempt to find and fix errors in computer hardware or programs. |
| disabled - | the block is gray and “turned off” so that code is skipped. |
| Do It | The Do It command helps you test your code one block at a time. |
| driver | The person who types the code into the computer during pair programming. |
| enable | - the block is “turned on” so that block of code is included |
| error | An incorrect result produced by a computer program. |
| incrementally | Build code a few chunks at a time and test before moving on |
| live programming | Changes made in a program update on the tablet using the MIT Inventor App |
| navigator | The person who reads the directions and reviews each line of code in a computer program as it is typed when two programmers are working together. |
| Pair programming | Two people working together to create a computer program. One person |