AP Computer Science Principles Unit 1

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way of giving instructions for computer science

algorithm

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detailed set of instructions for computer science

algorithm

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3

larger algorithms are usually combos of

smaller working algorithms

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4

when are algorithms written

before the program

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5

programming languages consist of what two numbers

1 and 0

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set of commands turned into instructions a machine can execute

programming language

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7

high-level programming is in

english

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8

set of binary instructions

machine language

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converting high-level programming into machine language understood by a computer

compiling a program

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10

informal description of a computer program or algorithm

pseudocode

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small chip of information about a user

cookie

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programming is a form of

communication

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