Computer Science Vocabulary (6-8) PDF

6-8 ALGORITHM noun A set of steps carried out, in order, to solve a problem.  6-8 BINARY noun This is an example of an encoding scheme. It is a method of...

6-8 ALGORITHM noun A set of steps carried out, in order, to solve a problem.  6-8 BINARY noun This is an example of an encoding scheme. It is a method of encoding data using only two symbols, 1 and 0.  6-8 DIAGRAM noun This is a plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole.  6-8 ENCODING SCHEME noun This is the use of a code to change original data into a form that can be used by a computer.  6-8 FLOWCHART noun This is a graphical representation that depicts a troubleshooting process, system or algorithm.  6-8 HEXADECIMAL CODES noun An example of an encoding scheme with a base of 16. It uses sixteen distinct symbols, most often the symbols 0–9 and A, B, C, D, E, F.  6-8 PSEUDOCODE noun When you write a computer program in plain English, shorthand or bullet points to communicate the high-level design without actually writing the program.  6-8 RGB VALUES noun This is an example of an encoding scheme. RGB (red, green, and blue) refers to a system for representing the colors to be used on a computer display.