Learning to Program with ALICE Chapter 2 key terms
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| Algorithm | A set of instructions for solving a problem.
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| Argument | An item of information that must be supplied so that the program (in this case Alice) can execute an action. EG. Which direction or how far (amount)
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| Bug | an error either in coding or in logic in a program that causes it to perform incorrectly.
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| comment (in a program) | explanatory text embedded in a program intended to help human readers understand the computer code.
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| control structure | an instruction that determines the sequence of execution of other instructions.
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| design | a plan (textual or drawing) that show the look and/or function of the program before creating the program.
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| implement | the act of creating a section of a program or the whole program itself.
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| instruction | one of the lines of code that directs the program to perform an action
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| method | defines how to perform a specific task. A segment of program code. EG. move, turn, roll etc.
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| nesting | one program statement is written inside another. EG. Do together statement might be contained inside of a Do in order statement.
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| pseudocode | textual description that is very close to the program code statements used in a program
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| runtime | when the program is executing and performing the tasks it was designed to do.
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| scenario | a problem or task statement which contains the requirements or specifications of how the program should operate.
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| state | a snapshot of what the program is doing in a particular instant.
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| storyboard | an approach used when creating the solution to a problem. Helpful when designing animations.
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| syntax | the way Alice expects to have a program instruction (i.e. line of code) written in order to execute without error.
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| trial-and-error | a strategy for fixing errors or solving a problem while getting a program to work as you desire.
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