Programming Concepts Flashcards

A named reference or storage location used to hold a value that a program can read or change.

A reusable block of code that performs a task and may accept inputs and return an output.

A control structure that repeats a block of code while a condition holds or for each item in a sequence.

A control structure that chooses which code to run based on whether a condition is true or false.

An ordered collection that stores multiple values under one variable or structure.

A value that groups related data and, in many languages, behavior under one identity.

A technique in which a function solves a problem by calling itself on a smaller or simpler case, with a base case that stops the calls.

A finite, ordered set of steps for solving a problem or completing a computation.

The process of finding, understanding, and correcting defects in a program.

An application programming interface: a defined way for software components to request data or behavior from one another.

A system that records changes to files so people can inspect history, collaborate, and restore earlier versions.

A classification that describes the kind of value data represents and the operations that can be performed on it.