Across
- 5. an abbreviation for “binary digit,” the smallest piece of information used by a computer. Each bit is either a 1 or a 0, which are the binary digits that make up computer language
- 7. The values that a program provides to a function or subroutine
- 9. the act of converting programs written in high level programming language, which is understandable and written by humans, into a low level binary language understood only by the computer
- 11. A type of number that provides very precise information by including all the numbers after the decimal.
- 13. When the first set of instructions is executed again
- 14. computer program algorithms, made up of symbols from a source alphabet, that represent the set of rules on what actions the program is expected to perform.
- 15. a procedure used for solving a problem or performing a computation.
- 17. a character that represents a specific mathematical or logical action or process
- 18. an error, fault or flaw in any computer program or a hardware system
Down
- 1. Text or characters displayed by a program
- 2. the set of rules that define what the various combinations of symbols mean
- 3. a multistep process that involves identifying a problem
- 4. a value that can change, depending on conditions or on information passed to the program
- 6. A data type that only has two values, usually denoted as true or false.
- 8. the operation of joining two strings together
- 10. A whole number that does not have a decimal or any digits after the decimal.
- 12. a set of coded instructions that tell a computer how to run a program or calculation.
- 14. It is the processing chip that serves as the "brains" of a device that interprets (or processes) the digital instructions provided by applications.
- 16. a detailed yet readable description of what a computer program or algorithm must do, expressed in a formally-styled natural language rather than in a programming language.