AP Comp Sci - Unit 1 Vocab Review

Personally identifiable information (PII)

information about an individual that identifies, links, relates, or describes them.

debugging

process of testing, finding problems, and fixing them

list

an ordered set of items

string

a sequence of characters (letters, digits, punctuation, etc.).

substring

a piece of an existing string

concatenation

to make a bigger string by connecting two or more smaller strings.

algorithm

a finite set of instructions that accomplish a specific task.

procedure

a named sequence of instructions that may take inputs and may report a value.

cloud storage

a storage area that is located on a remote server, usually on the Internet, rather than on a local storage device

sequencing

the application of each step of an algorithm in the order in which the statements are given

iteration

the process of repetition

program

a collection of statements that performs a specific task when run by a computer.

infinite loop

a loop that repeats itself forever

privacy

the right to be left alone or at least control the dissemination of personally identifiable information

counter

a variable that is used to keep track of the number of repetitions in a loop

argument

specifies the value of the parameter when a procedure is called.

parameter

input variables of a procedure.

documentation

written description of the function of a code segment, event, procedure, or program and how it was developed

Pseudocode

an algorithm written in human language

abstraction

the process of reducing complexity by focusing on the main idea.

comments

a form of program documentation written into the program to be read by people and do not affect how a program runs.