csp unit 3 test

User Interface

User Interface

• the inputs and outputs that allow a user to interact with a piece of software. User interfaces can include a variety of forms such as buttons, menus, images, text, and graphics.

Input

• data that are sent to a computer for processing by a program. Can come in a variety of forms, such as tactile interaction, audio, visuals, or text.

Output

• any data that are sent from a program to a device. Can come in a variety of forms, such as tactile interaction, audio, visuals, or text.

Program Statement

•  a command or instruction. Sometimes also referred to as a code statement. 

Program

•  a collection of program statements. Programs run (or “execute”) one command at a time.

Sequential Programming

• program statements run in order, from top to bottom

Event Driven Programming

• some program statements run when triggered by an event, like a mouse click or a key press

Documentation

•  a written description of how a command or piece of code works or was developed.

Comment

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

Pair Programming

• a collaborative programming style in which two programmers switch between the roles of writing code and tracking or planning high level progress

Debugging

• Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program.

Development process

• the steps or phases used to create a piece of software. Typical phases include investigating, designing, prototyping, and testing

Event

• associated with an action and supplies input data to a program. Can be generated when a key is pressed, a mouse is clicked, a program is started, or by any other defined action that affects the flow of execution.