APCSP Big Idea 1

computing innovation

a program as an important part of its function

pair programming

one programmer writes the code, while the other reviews each line of program code

programming

collaborative and creative process that brings ideas to life through development of software

input

data that is sent from a computer for processing by a program

inputs affect

output affects

event

triggered by some action, which sends input data to the program

actions trigger

events

output

any data sent from a program to a device

program

A collection of statements

statement

single command

code segment

group of statements

iterative development process

programmers develop their entire program and then go back and make sure each part is working

incremental development process

programmers break the program they are working on into smaller pieces and make sure each piece works before adding it to the whole

program documentation

Description of how something in your program works

syntax error

spelling or punctuation rules of the program language aren’t followed

logic error

a mistake that causes unexpected behavior (but the program still runs)

run-time error

error that occurs when the program is running that causes it to crash

overflow error

error that occurs when the computer tries to handle a number thats outside its range

debugging

process of finding and fixing errors