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HCS Coding and Robotics
Lower and Upper Grades
8
Computer Science
Not Applicable
09/12/2016

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Term
Algorithm
Definition
A list of steps that you can follow to finish a task or a set of instructions that can be performed with or without a computer. For example, the collection of steps to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is an algorithm.
Term
Program
Definition
An Algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.
Term
Loop
Definition
The action of doing something over and over again.
Term
Pattern Matching
Definition
Finding similarities between things.
Term
Decompose
Definition
Break a problem down into smaller pieces.
Term
Computer Science
Definition
Using the power of computers to solve problems.
Term
Bug
Definition
An error in a program that prevents the program from running as expected.
Term
Debugging
Definition
Finding and fixing errors in programs.
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