Computer Programming I Winter Final

Boundary

The limit for a loop counter

'a'

Append to a file

Condition Statement

A Statement that will evaluate as true or false that will end a loop

Logical Operators

And, Or, Not

boolean

A Data Type with only two possible values, TRUE and FALSE

char

A single letter

Math Operators

Any of the math symbols that can be used to manipulate numbers

Relational Operators

Comments

Helps the reader to understand what is happening

Variable Name

The label you give to a variable

Assignment Statement

The equal sign in a math statement or initial declaration

Infinite Loop

A loop that doesn't have a stopping point

Counter

A variable that keeps track of how many times a loop has repeated itself

Initialize

Give a variable a starting value

\n

A special character combo to insert a new line in a print statement

IDE

The compiler program that writes, compiles, and shows results

Increment

To increase a counter to get to the stopping point of a loop

'w'

Write to a file

Constant

A variable that should never be changed by math in a program

\t

A special character combo to insert a tabbed space in a print statement

Integer

A data type that uses whole numbers only

Key Words

Words that are part of the language's command list

Float

A number with decimal places

Decrement

To decrease a counter to get to the stopping point of a loop

Sentinel

A specific value that will end a loop

'r'

Read from a file

RAM

Where programs run

String

A whole word

Char

single character