PROGRAMMING CHAPTER 4-6 VOCABULARY-
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Function - Answer: Pre-written units of code that perform a task or cause an action to
take place. It is called upon or executed by name. These save the programmer from
coding common tasks like random, round, and square root in Scratch.
Argument - Answer: A value passed to a function. If squareroot is a function and 25 is
passed to the function then 25 is the argument and 5 is the return value.
Event - Answer: An action that takes place while a program is running, such as clicking
a mouse or pressing a key.
Event Handler - Answer: Used to tell the program what to do when an event has
occurred.
Assignment Operator - Answer: An operator used to assign a new value to a variable.
The assignment operator links the variable name to the value. Example: salestax=.06,
the equal sign is the assignment operator.
Comparison Operator - Answer: Operators used to compare true and false. (==, !=, <,
>, <=, >=)
Concatenation - Answer: To link together or join. "Hello" + "World" = Hello World.
Expression - Answer: Any combinations of variables, values, , functions, and operators
that represent a value.( Example- x+4 = 5)
Floating Point - Answer: Numbers that contain a decimal.( Example- 3.25)
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COMPUTER SCIENCE.
Trusted by students across multiple disciplines!
Function - Answer: Pre-written units of code that perform a task or cause an action to
take place. It is called upon or executed by name. These save the programmer from
coding common tasks like random, round, and square root in Scratch.
Argument - Answer: A value passed to a function. If squareroot is a function and 25 is
passed to the function then 25 is the argument and 5 is the return value.
Event - Answer: An action that takes place while a program is running, such as clicking
a mouse or pressing a key.
Event Handler - Answer: Used to tell the program what to do when an event has
occurred.
Assignment Operator - Answer: An operator used to assign a new value to a variable.
The assignment operator links the variable name to the value. Example: salestax=.06,
the equal sign is the assignment operator.
Comparison Operator - Answer: Operators used to compare true and false. (==, !=, <,
>, <=, >=)
Concatenation - Answer: To link together or join. "Hello" + "World" = Hello World.
Expression - Answer: Any combinations of variables, values, , functions, and operators
that represent a value.( Example- x+4 = 5)
Floating Point - Answer: Numbers that contain a decimal.( Example- 3.25)
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