APCSP unit 3

debugging

finding/fixing problems in a program

development process

steps/phases to create a software; includes investigating, designing, prototyping, and testing

event

associated with an action from the suer input and puts input data into program

incremental development process

design approach that breaks program into small pieces before making a whole

iterative development process

design approach centered around feedback or reflection during the development process

design specifications

describing requirements for how a program will work/how users will interact with it

strings

arbitrary-length sequence of characters usually using quotation marks

user interface

inputs/outputs that allow for user to interact with a program; can include buttons, menus, images, text, and graphics

documentation

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

comment

form of documentation written into the program to be read by people

program statement

command or instruction/aka code statement

program

collection of program statements