csp vocab

Syntax error

A mistake in typed code that violates the rules of the programming language. Typically, code with syntax errors will not run.

Logic error

A mistake in an algorithm or program that causes it to behave unexpectedly or return the incorrect value.

Run-time error

A mistake in a program that happens only when the program is actually run, such as a program attempting to access memory that does not exist.

Overflow error

Error that results when the number of bits is not enough to represent the number.

Bit

A binary digit, either 0 or 1.

Byte

A sequence of 8 bits.

Roundoff

Error that results when the number of bits is not enough to represent the number with full precision.

Analog data

Values that change smoothly, rather than in discrete intervals, over time.

Lossless

Compressing data in a way that preserves all data and allows full recovery of the original.

Lossy

Compressing data in a way that discards some data and makes it impossible to recover the original.