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APCSP Vocab Lesson 3
APCSP Vocab Review For Exam
Term | Definition |
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Sequencing | Putting commands in correct order so computers can read the commands. |
Summary Table | A table that shows the results of aggregations performed on data from a larger data set, hence a "summary" or a larger data. Spreadsheet software typically calls them "pivot tables". |
Top Down Design | A problem solving approach (also known as stepwise design) in which you break down a system to gain insight into the sub-systems that make it up. |
Turtle Programming (Pt. 1) | A classic method for learning programming with commands to control movement and drawing of an on-screen robot called a "turtle". |
Turtle Programming (Pt. 2) | The turtle hearkens back to early implementations in which children programmed a physical robot whose dome-like shape was reminiscent of a turtle. |
Code | To write code, or to write instructions for a computer. |
Image | A data compression algorithm that allows the original data to be perfectly reconstructed from the compressed data. |
Lossless Compression | A data compression algorithm that allows the original data to be perfectly reconstructed from the compressed data. |
Metadata | Data that describes other data. |
Metadata Example~ | A digital image may include metadata that describe the size of the image, number of colors, or resolution. |
Pixel | Short for "picture element", the fundamental unit of a digital image, typically a tiny square or dot that contains a single point of color of a larger image. |