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Chapter 1 Vocabulary
AP Computer Sciences
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Computer Science
11th Grade
08/17/2016

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Algorithm

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Code that the computer understands as a set of instructions

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Algorithmic Composition
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The practice of creating music by programing
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Graphical User Interface (GUI)
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  1. A visual way of interacting with a computer using items such as windows, icons, and menus, used by most modern operating systems.
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Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
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 A piece of computer software for recording, editing, and playing digital audio files, or "clips". 
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Clips
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Digital audio files
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Application Programming Interface (API)

 

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A collection of built in tools in a programming language that help to accomplish the goals of programmers
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Scripting Languages
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Language used for coding (such as Python of Javascript)
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Script
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Any code written in scripting language
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Comment

 

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Used by programmers to make notes on their code, for them or other programmers to read later
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Measure
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A unit of musical time that depends on the speed of the song
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Temp
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The speed of a song
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Program
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A sequence of instructions that the computer executes used to accomplish a specific task or set of tasks
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Programming
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The process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the code of computer programming languages.
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Inputs & Outputs
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Inputs reffer to the computer programs that have been coded, while outputs refer to the product of these inputs, such as digital audio in EarSketch
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Functions
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Commands in a scripting language
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