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16. Intro to Computer terms

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Any programming language that lets users create programs by manipulating “blocks” or graphical programing elements, rather than writing code using text.Block-based programming language
Modifying a problem in such a way that it can be modeled or solved using a computer or machine.Computational Thinking
Using the power of computers to solve problems is what?ComputerScience
One of the steps of computational thinking is decomposing. Which from the following list best describes decomposing?Breaking a problem down into smaller pieces
Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or computer program is called what?Debugging
What's a Digital Citizen?Someone who acts safely, responsibly, and respectfully online.
What's a digital footprint?Any piece of information about someone on the Internet.
What's a function?A piece of code that you can easily call over and over again.
What's the code inside a function that instructs the program on what to do when the function is called?Function definition
A way to give information to a computer. ie a mouse, keyboard, or web cam.Input device
A group of computers and servers that are connected to each other.Internet
Any device that that connects to the Internet is assigned a unique one of these. (Kind of like a fingerprint)IP Address
An extra piece of information passed to a function to customize it for a specific need.Parameter
The fundamental unit of a digital image, typically a tiny square or dot that contains a single point of color of a larger image.Pixel
Which from the following list best defines a search engine.A software program, like Google and Bing, that searches for and identifies items, based on key words inputted by a user, in databases on servers across the entire Internet.
What is a single piece of instruction inputted into a computer?Command
A website can BEST be defined as what?A collection of interlinked web pages saved on a server which can be accessed online.
Computer programmers can insert a placeholder for a piece of information that can change as needed or as instructed. What is this placeholder called?Variable
Crazy fast connections that use light to transmit information are called what?Fiberoptics



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