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| defines a particular type or kind of object, and is a set of methods, functions, and properties that performs a designed set of tasks. |
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| a specific instance of a class |
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| Object Oriented Programming |
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| A programming technique which represents data as objects, objects are grouped into classes, and interact using methods. Basic components are objects, classes, and methods. |
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| the act of invoking or executing a method or question (function) |
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| like methods, but unlike methods, they do not alter the state of the World. They are more “like questions” that can only query the current state of the world and return a specific value from it. |
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| performing arithmetic operations ( +, -, *, /) among the values of properties, parameters, and variables with a World, or comparing two values to determine whether they are equal (or unequal). |
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| compare two values to determine the relationship between them (such as greater than, less than, equal to, not equal to, etc.) |
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| segment of program code consisting of a coordinated sequence of program instructions that defines how to accomplish a more specific task within the overall program |
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| an argument that contains information that needs to be sent to a method when it is called for execution in order for the method to provide the behavior desired. They act like a basket to received information that is then sent to a method. |
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| statements within a program, method, or function that control the flow of statement execution. |
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| a value of a parameter or item of information that is provided to a method or question in order for Alice to execute the correct/appropriate set of statements |
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| an attribute of an object contained within a world (having a specific value at a point in time). |
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