comp sci vocab

computing innovation

computing innovation

an innovation that includes a computer or program code as an intergral part of its functionality

syntax error

a character or string incorrectly placed in a compound or instruction that causes a failure in execution

Variables

used to store information too be referenced and manipulated in a computer program

constructor

a special type of subroutine called to create an object. it prepares the new object for use, often accepting arguments that the constructor uses to set required member variables.

program

provide coded instructions for the automatic performance of a task

nested if statement

an if statement placed inside another statement. there are 2 ways to make one. we can place an if statement inside the if code of another if statement. before that nested if statement executes, both its condition and that of the preceding if statements must be true

method

collection of statement written in a programing language to describe a specific behavior

behavior

an action that an object can take or a task it can perform in response to a request from an external source

precondition

assumptions of what is true before the method is called

post conditions

what will be true after method is finished

pretest while structure(or while loop)

used to define a block of code that will be executed repeatedly as long as a specified condition is true

simple condition

has one part. in the Jeroo language, a simple condition is formed by invoking a single sensor method

compound condition

uses logical operators. The Jeroo language contains the 3 most commonly used logical operators: !(NOT), &&(AND), ||(OR)

Boolean

a binary variable, having 2 possible values called “true” and “false”