Scripting and Programming - Foundations - C173, Exam Review, latest update. VERIFIED 2024

Program instructions executing one at a time Input A program gets data, perhaps from a file, keyboard, touchscreen, network, etc. Process A program performs computations on that data, such as adding two values like x + y. Output A program puts that data somewhere, such as to a file, screen, network, etc. Variable In a program, a name that can hold a value. Refer to data, like x, y, and z. The value is "varying" as a program assigns a variable like x with new values. Computational Thinking A method of problem-solving that helps computer scientists prepare problems for digital solutions Algorithm a sequence of instructions that solves a problem flowchart A graphical language for creating computer programs A diagram that shows step-by-step progression through a procedure or system especially using connecting lines and a set of conventional symbols. A program is a list of statements that carry out actions to accomplish a task in a computer program Interpreter Converts a program written in a higher level language into a lower level language and executes it, beginning execution before converting the entire program