a variable in a function definition. Used as a placeholder for values that will be passed through the function.
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Argument
the value passed to the parameter
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Return
used to return the flow of control to the point where the procedure (also known as a function) was called and to return the value of expression.
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Procedural abstraction
a process and allows a procedure to be used only knowing what it does, not how it does it. Procedural abstraction allows a solution to a large problem to be based on the solution of smaller subproblems. This is accomplished by creating procedures to solve each of the subproblems.
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Library
a group of functions (procedures) that may be used in creating new programs
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API
Application Program Interface - specifications for how functions in a library behave and can be used.
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Algorithm
a finite set of instructions that accomplish a task.
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Unreasonable Time
Algorithms with exponential or factorial efficiencies are examples of algorithms that run in an unreasonable amount of time.
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heuristic
provides a "good enough" solution to a problem when an actual solution is impractical or impossible
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Parallel Computing
a model in which programs are broken into small pieces, some of which are run simultaneously
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