Game and App Lab Unit 3: Programming Basics
Programming Basics
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Topics of this game:
- Part of a program that does not work correctly
- Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program
- An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.
- An extra piece of information passed to a function to customize it for a specific need
- A placeholder for a piece of information that can change
- Attributes that describe an object's characteristics
- A graphic character on the screen with properties that describe its location, movement, and look.
- A series of images that create the illusion of motion by being shown rapidly one after the other
- A single image within an animation
- The rate at which frames in an animation are shown, typically measured in frames per second
- Any valid unit of code that resolves to a value
- A single value of either TRUE or FALSE
- Statements that only run under certain conditions.
- In programming, an expression that evaluates to True or False.
- The common programming structure that implements "conditional statements".
- a simplified representation of something more complex. Abstractions allow you to hide details to help you manage complexity, focus on relevant concepts, and reason about problems at a higher level.
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