Intro wall definitions by Richard Huth https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea Made with mirth en-us 2019-02-19 13:38:39 UTC 2019-02-21 13:52:51 UTC hello@padlet.com Algorithm richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332665375 An algorithm is a well-defined procedure that allows a computer to solve a problem. Another way to describe an algorithm is a sequence of unambiguous instructions. ... In fact, it is difficult to think of a task performed by your computer that does not use algorithms.]]> 2019-02-19 13:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332665375 Assembly Language richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332665472 An assembly language, often abbreviated asm, is any low-level programming language in which there is a very strong correspondence between the program's statements and the architecture's machine code instructions.]]> 2019-02-19 13:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332665472 Bug richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332665575 an error in a computer program or system.]]> 2019-02-19 13:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332665575 Code richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332665640 A programming language is a formal language, which comprises a set of instructions used to produce various kinds of output. Programming languages are used in computer programming to create programs that implement specific algorithms.]]> 2019-02-19 13:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332665640 Command richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332665703 an instruction or signal that causes a computer to perform one of its basic functions.]]> 2019-02-19 13:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332665703 Compiler richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332665816 A compiler is a computer program that transforms computer code written in one programming language into another programming language. Compilers are a type of translator that support digital devices, primarily computers.]]> 2019-02-19 13:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332665816 Conditional Statement richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332665890 In computer science, conditional statements, conditionalexpressions and conditional constructs are features of a programming language, which perform different computations or actions depending on whether a programmer-specified booleancondition evaluates to true or false.]]> 2019-02-19 13:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332665890 Execution richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332665992 Execution in computer and software engineering is the process by which a computer or virtual machine executes the instructions of a computer program.]]> 2019-02-19 13:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332665992 Flowchart richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666046 A flowchart is a diagram that describes a process or operation. It includes multiple steps, which the process "flows" through from start to finish. ... Flowcharts typically use standard symbols to represent different stages or actions within the chart.]]> 2019-02-19 13:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666046 High level programming language richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666124 A high-level language (HLL) is a programming language such as C, FORTRAN, or Pascal that enables a programmer to write programs that are more or less independent of a particular type of computer.]]> 2019-02-19 13:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666124 Interpreter richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666180 In computer science, an interpreter is a computer program that directly executes, i.e. performs instructions written in a programming or scripting language, without requiring them previously to have been compiled into a machine language program.]]> 2019-02-19 13:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666180 Iterate richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666260 Iteration, in the context of computer programming, is a process wherein a set of instructions or structures are repeated in a sequence a specified number of times or until a condition is met. When the first set of instructions is executed again, it is called an iteration.]]> 2019-02-19 13:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666260 Java Script richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666309 JavaScript is a programming language commonly used in web development. It was originally developed by Netscape as a means to add dynamic and interactive elements to websites.]]> 2019-02-19 13:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666309 Low level programming language richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666433 A low-level programming language is a programming language that provides little or no abstraction from a computer's instruction set architecture—commands or functions in the language map closely to processor instructions.]]> 2019-02-19 13:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666433 Machine Language richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666484
Machine language is the only language a computer is capable of understanding. ... Computer programs are written in one or more programming languages, like C++, Java, or Visual Basic.
]]> 2019-02-19 13:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666484 Object richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666540 Object (computer science) ... In the class-based object-oriented programming paradigm, object refers to a particular instance of a class, where the object can be a combination of variables, functions, and data structures.]]> 2019-02-19 13:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666540 Object oriented programming richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666626 Object-oriented programming (OOP) refers to a type of computer programming(software design) in which programmers define not only the data type of a data structure, but also the types of operations (functions) that can be applied to the data structure.]]> 2019-02-19 13:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666626 Procedure oriented programming richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666692 A procedural language is a type of computer programming language that specifies a series of well-structured steps and procedures within its programming context to compose a program.]]> 2019-02-19 13:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666692 Program richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666767 provide (a computer or other machine) with coded instructions for the automatic performance of a task.]]> 2019-02-19 13:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666767 Programmer richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666807 a person who writes computer programs.]]> 2019-02-19 13:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666807 Semantic error richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666872 Writing invalid program logic that produces incorrect results when the instructions are executed. The syntax of the source code may be valid, but the algorithm being employed is not.]]> 2019-02-19 13:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666872 Semantics richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666920 In programming language theory, semantics is the field concerned with the rigorous mathematical study of the meaning of programming languages. ]]> 2019-02-19 13:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332666920 Source code richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332667012 a text listing of commands to be compiled or assembled into an executable computer program.]]> 2019-02-19 13:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332667012 Syntactic error richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332667120 In computer science, a syntax error is an error in the syntax of a sequence of characters or tokens that is intended to be written in a particular programming language.]]> 2019-02-19 13:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332667120 Syntax richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332667178 a set of rules for or an analysis of the syntax of a language.]]> 2019-02-19 13:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332667178 Variable richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332667288 a data item that may take on more than one value during the runtime of a program.]]> 2019-02-19 13:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332667288 Debug richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332667371 identify and remove errors from (computer hardware or software).]]> 2019-02-19 13:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332667371 Debugger richard_huth9915 https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332667433 a computer program that assists in the detection and correction of errors in other computer programs.]]> 2019-02-19 13:43:25 UTC https://padlet.com/richard_huth9915/c9bajybnsuea/wish/332667433