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Computing Glossary

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Computer General

A person or device that makes calculations, stores data, and executes instructions according to a program.

Computer

Hardware General

The physical components of a computer

Software General

Programs that can be run on a computer

Read Like a Story JavaScript

Programs that "Read like a story" have good decomposition and make the code easy to follow.

Read Like a Story

Pseudocode General

Pseudocode is a brief explanation of code in plain English.

Pseudocode

Programming Style General

The way your code is written is the style. It covers the aspects of the code that goes beyond whether or not it just works.

Programming Style

Top Down Design JavaScript

Top down design is a method for breaking our program down into smaller parts.

Top Down Design