Self-Study Guide for Computer
Programming and Coding; Quiz
Q&A 2026.
Abstraction - ANSPulling out specific differences to make one solution work for
multiple problems.
Algorithm - ANSCan be anything that is a list of steps to finish a task. These sets of
instructions that can be done with or without a computer.
Binary Code - ANSIs the representation of these combinations of transistors turned
on and off shown as either a 1 (on) or 0 (Off), where each digit represents one
transistor.
Code - ANSOne or more commands or algorithms designed to be carried out by a
computer.
Command - ANSA line of code for the computer that tells it to perform a specific
task. Many commands put together with other lines of code make up computer
programs.
Computer Program - ANSIs an algorithm that has been coded into something that
can be run by a machine.
Computer Science - ANSThe field study that works with these languages.
Conditionals - ANSStatements in a computer program that only run under conditions
or situations.
Function - ANSA piece of code that you can easily call over and over again and is a
segment of code that includes the steps performed in the function.
Functions - ANSCondense a task by combining many instructions into a single line of
code. Most programming languages provide many built-in functions within their
library.
High Level Programming languages - ANSUse a more natural and readable code
which makes it easier to learn and write.
Iteration - ANSA term used in computer programming and math that men's a
repetitive action or command.
Loop - ANSLines of code that tell the computer to repeat the same action over and
over.
Low Level Programing LAnguages - ANSAre hard to learn , but they allow the
programmer to have greater control over what the computer can do.
Low level Programming Languages - ANSUse code that is very similar to what the
computer would actually read, like binary code.
Transistor - ANSAre on/off switches that are found inside computers. Most modern
computer have over a billion transistors that allow them to do many complex tasks.
