CSE Semester Exam

A software application, especially one that a user downloads to a mobile device.

A sequential and prioritized list of what needs to be done to create the app the user wants. The list can be technical requirements or user-centric in the form of user stories.

A means to create computer programs by manipulating elements graphically rather than using text. Also called visual programming language

The set of rules that defines the combinations of symbols that are considered to be correctly structured in that language. The grammar and spelling of text-based programming languages.

A technique or process that manages complexity in a program or computer system. Abstraction “hides” details or removes duplication, allowing the programmer to focus on high-level considerations and functions rather than the rules of a programming language.

To identify errors or bugs in computer hardware or programs and fix them.

A process of repeating a set of instructions a specified number of times or until a condition is met, such as in a repetition of a process or a newer version of development in computer science.

The smallest unit of data storage that a program can use. A variable contains known or unknown information referred to as a “value.” Two types of variables are global and local.

A value that is passed to a storage location to be used by the program