week 0 - intro to programming

Algorithm

Sequence of clear instructions to solve a problem.

Program

An algorithm written in a programming language that a computer can execute.

High level langauge

Easy to read, write and portable; Python

Low level language

Closely related to machine code, specific to a type of computer

Interpreter

Translates and executes a program line by line

Compiler

Translates an entire program before execution

Token

The basic element of a formal language

Bug

An error in a program

Byte code

Intermediate language between source code and object code

Executable

Another name for object code that is ready to be executed

Object code

The output of the compiler after it translates the program

Runtime error

An error that does not occur until the program has started to execute but that prevents the program from continuing

Semantic error

An error in a program that makes it do something other than what the programmer intended

Source code

A program, stored in a file, in a high level language before being compiled or interpreted