| A | B |
| Programmming | Giving instructions to the computer in understandable language. |
| Algorithm | A specific 'recipe' for the computer to follow. |
| Hardware | The equipment of a computer you can touch. |
| Software | The programs that help you get something done. |
| Operating System | The basic software that makes everything else on a computer run. |
| Network | Computers that can 'talk' to each other. |
| Data | Information that is stored on computers. |
| Memory | The place on your computer where data is stored. |
| Binary | A number system made up of 0s and 1s. |
| Digital | Measuring and storing data as 0s or 1s. |
| Analog | Measuring and storing data as waves. |
| Programming Language | A language used by humans to tell a computer what to do. |
| Machine Language | The most basic language a computer understands. |
| Low-Level Language | Machine language is considered one of these. |
| High-Level Language | A programming language that is more understandable by human programmers. |
| Code | An informal word programmers use to describe their programs or the act of programming. |
| Compiler | Translates high-level instructions directly into machine language. |
| Interpreter | Converts high-level language into an intermediate form, which it then executes. |