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Abstraction   Pulling out specific differences to make one solution work for multiple problems students.  
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Algorithm   A list of steps to finish a task. A set of instructions that can be performed with or without a computer. For example, the collection of steps to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is an algorithm.  
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Binary   A way of representing information using only two options.  
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Bug   An error in a program that prevents the program from running as expected.  
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Code   One or more commands or algorithm(s) designed to be carried out by a computer. See Program.  
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Command   An instruction for the computer. Many commands put together make up algorithms and computer programs.  
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computational thinking   Mental processes and strategies that include: decomposition, pattern matching, abstraction, algorithms  
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Conditionals   Statements that only run under certain conditions or situations.  
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crowdsourcing   Getting help from a large group of people to finish something faster.  
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data   Quantities, characters, or symbols that are the inputs and outputs of computer programs.  
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debugging   Finding and fixing errors in programs.  
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Decompose   Break a problem down into smaller pieces.  
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digital footprint   The information about someone on the Internet.  
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DNS (domain name service)   The service that translates URLs to IP addresses.  
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Event   An action that causes something to happen.  
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Function   A piece of code that you can easily call over and over again. Sometimes called 'procedures.'  
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Internet   A group of computers and servers that are connected to each other.  
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IP address   A number assigned to any item that is connected to the Internet.  
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Iteration   A repetitive action or command typically created with programming loops.  
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Loop   The action of doing something over and over again.  
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Packets   Small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from larger chunks of information.  
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pattern matching   Finding similarities between things.  
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Persistence   Trying again and again, even when something is very hard.  
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Program   A program is an algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.  
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run program   To have the computer execute the commands you've written in your program.  
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Servers   Computers that exist only to provide things to others.  
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URL (universal resource locator)   An easy-to-remember address for calling a web page (like www.code.org).  
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Username   A name you make up so that you can see or do things on a website, sometimes called a "screen name."  
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Variable   A placeholder for a piece of information that can change.  
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