CSCI 120 Test 1 Review

Defines a particular kind of object; blueprint that tells a program exactly how to create and display an object from that class.

Set of instructions that tells the computer what to do

A visual guide in aiding how to create a program

Instantiation of classes

The decision process on how to create a program

A step-by-step structure

An item of information that must be supplied to a program so that it can execute an action

Does not contribute to the program but helps reader understand what a particular part or a whole program does

Construct which affects the flow of the program's execution

A piece of code that is to be performed

A segment of program code (small set of instructions) that defines how to perform a specific task

One program statement is written inside another

Certain attributes of a specific object

A loose version of the instructions that will eventually become the program code

• Description of the story, game or simulation, also called the problem statement
• What story is told?
• What objects are needed?
• What actions are to take place?

Design approach used to create a solution to a problem or plan a list of action to perform a task, as specified in the scenario

True False values

A specific value or characteristic that is tested to be true or false

• Asks questions about certain properties of the objects or the world
• Proximity
• Size
• Spatial relation
• Point of view
• Other

A conditional execution that involves a decision based on the current condition of the world

Repeats the execution of a section of program code a specific number of times

Tests or defines some kind of relation between two entities. These include numericalequality (e.g., 5 = 5) and inequalities (e.g., 4 ≥ 3)

An action where a decision is to be made; outcome will be a Boolean value

A math operation on numbers or other kinds of values