Programs designed by dividing problems into smaller, logical problems to make them easier to execute.

A programmable machine that responds to a specific set of instructions.

A piece of information that can be stored and manipulated by a computer

Creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something.

A general set of rules for defining how declarations, functions, commands and other statements should be arranged in a computer program.

A program that translates code entirely into machine language before use.

A program that translates each code instruction "on the fly" when the code is executed without looking at the entire program of code.

An order given to a computer processor by a computer program.

To perform an action, command or set of commands.

A collection of binary digits, or bits, that the computer reads and interprets; the only language a computer is capable of understanding.

A programming language that has the same structure and set of commands as machine language, but uses symbols and recognizable codes.

A programming language that contains English words and phrases as well as easily recognized symbols that are easier to learn, read, use and modify.

A base-2 number system that uses the values 0 and 1 (off and on); the primary language that computers use to communicate.

Steps that must be followed in a particular order, starting at the beginning and continuing to the end.

The purpose of compilers and interpreters is to _________________ so the computer can understand its instructions.