Code.org AP CSP Vocab Unit 4 - Variables, Conditionals, and Functions

Mod Operator

Returns the remainder or signed remainder of a division, after one number is divided by another

Expression

A combination of operators and values that evaluates to a single value

Assignment Operator

Allows a program to change the value represented by a variable

Variable

A named reference to a value that can be used repeatedly throughout a program

String

An ordered sequence of characters

Boolean Value

A data type that is either true or false

Comparison Operators

Compares two values to create a boolean value (e.g. less than, greater than, equal to)

Logical operators

NOT, AND, and OR, which evaluate to a Boolean value

Conditional Statement

Affect the sequential flow of control by executing different statements based on the value of a Boolean expression

Function

A named group of programming instructions. Also referred to as a proceduce

Function Call

A command that executes the code within a function