Glossary

Terms to Remember

Obviously this is course specific and needs updating.

These are terms that you should know the definition of for all exams this semester, including the 1st partial exam. You should search for these remembering to ensure you are looking at definitions in a “computing” definition.

  1. Algorithm
  2. Argument (as in the value passed to a parameter)
  3. Assembly language
  4. Assigning (a value to a variable)
  5. Comment
  6. Compiler
  7. Computer
  8. Constant
  9. Data
  10. Debug
  11. Declaration (of a variable)
  12. Directive
  13. Executable file
  14. Function
  15. High level programming language
  16. IDE. Integrated Development Environment
  17. Initialization
  18. Input
  19. Interpreter
  20. Library
  21. License
  22. Linking
  23. Low Level Programming Language
  24. Machine code
  25. Object code
  26. Open source
  27. Operand
  28. Operating system
  29. Operator
  30. Output
  31. Parameter
  32. Programming languages
  33. Proprietary software
  34. Semantics
  35. Source code
  36. Syntax
  37. Variable

 

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