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CSE PLTW Unit 2 Vocabulary Terms in this set (46) Algorithm (1.1.3, 1.2.2, 2.1.2, 2.2.3) A set of steps to accomplish a task: are essential to the way computers process data, because they contain the specific instructions for what a computer or program d £4.86   Add to cart

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CSE PLTW Unit 2 Vocabulary Terms in this set (46) Algorithm (1.1.3, 1.2.2, 2.1.2, 2.2.3) A set of steps to accomplish a task: are essential to the way computers process data, because they contain the specific instructions for what a computer or program does. Arguments (1.1.2, 1.1.3, 2.1.1) The...

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CSE PLTW Unit 2 Vocabulary
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Terms in this set (46)

A set of steps to accomplish a task: are essential to the way computers process data,
Algorithm (1.1.3, 1.2.2, 2.1.2, 2.2.3)
because they contain the specific instructions for what a computer or program does.

The values that a program provides to a function or subroutine; get passed along to be
Arguments (1.1.2, 1.1.3, 2.1.1)
used by other parts of a program.

A type of data structure that can store a fixed number of elements, as long as they are
Array (2.1.3)
all the same data type. Arrays are a lot like lists.

One of two values, such as true or false, that allows a computer to know what step in
Boolean Value (2.1.2)
the conditional statement process to execute next.

Broadcast (2.1.2) A command used to trigger or start an event or procedure in a program.

A combination of color signatures in a set order, which is recognizable by a vision
Color Code (2.2.2)
system.

A range of color values that are considered by a vision system to belong to the same
Color Signature (2.2.2)
color.

Any text within triple quotation marks or following a # sign, also called a hash tag, in
Comment (2.1.1)
Python that will not be executed by a program.

Something created by a person using a computer. It could be a program, an image, an
Computational artifact (2.2.1)
audio, a video, a presentation, or a web page file

Computer Science (2.2.1) The science of creating artifacts and solving problems using the power of a computer.

Concatenation (1.1.2, 1.2.1, 2.1.1) A joining together of separate items—without changing them—into one place.

Conditional Statement (1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.2.1, 2.1.1, A programming statement that evaluates a true/false Boolean expression to determine
2.2.2) the next steps in a program; often written as 'if-then' or 'if-then-else' statements.

Credibility (2.2.1) The quality of being trusted and believed in.

A navigational method used only in the absence of data from sensors, when the start
Dead Reckoning (2.1.2)
and end position of the path is fixed.

Debug (1.1.1, 1.1.2, 2.1.2) To identify errors or bugs in computer hardware or programs and fix them

Decremented (1.1.4, 2.1.1) Reduced in number by one



CSE PLTW Unit 2 Vocabulary
Ethics (2.2.1) Moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity.

In programming, a named section of program that performs a specific task; a block of
Function (1.1.1, 1.2.3, 2.1.1)
organized and reusable code that performs a single action.

An accurate worldwide navigational and surveying facility based on the reception of
Global Positioning System (GPS) (2.2.4)
signals from an array of orbiting satellites.

Setting data, parameters, and conditions that make the program only behave differently
Hard Coding (2.2.4) when the programmer changes the code directly; it does not allow for varied user
input.

Horizontal (2.2.3) Parallel to the plane of the horizon; at right angles to the vertical.

A statement that gets specific code from a database through the function name to use
Import statement (2.1.1)
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a program at the
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change of theon
code
inputs and conditions in the
Dynamic (2.1.1)
program.
input() Function (2.1.1) A pre-built function that reads and returns a line of string

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