| Abstraction | Simplifying things; identifying what is important without worrying too much about the detail. Abstraction allows us to manage complexity |
| Conditional Loop | Condition-controlled loops are also called WHILE loops or WHILE-END WHILE statements. A WHILE loop code is repeated based on a certain condition. The condition are either ‘true’ or ‘false‘. The WHILE loop executes while a condition is true |
| Debugging | Errors in algorithms and code are called ‘bugs’, and the process of finding and fixing these is called debugging |
| Decomposing/Decomposition | Breaking problems or systems down into smaller, more manageable parts making it easier to manage complexity |
| Fixed (count controlled) Loop | A loop that is set to run a set number of times |
| Input | Data transferred from the outside world into a computer system via some kind of input device such as a keyboard, scanner or storage device |
| Loop | A block of code repeated automatically under the program’s control |
| Output | The data actively transmitted from within the computer to an external device such as a monitor, storage device or printer |
| Predict | To make known in advance |
| Process | An instance of a computer program that is being run |
| Selection | A programming construct in which one section of code or another is executed depending on whether a particular condition is met |
| Sequence | Arrange things in a particular order (computer programs are built up of sequences of instructions) |
Fife Computing Science Progression
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