Basic Programming Lingo

A program is also known as a  Sequence of instructions  Application  App  Binary  Executable

Programming text is also called  Source code  Programming code  Code listing  Source  Code

Running your program  Execute your program  Execute your code

Syntax errors  Errors in your code that break the rules of the language  Spelling errors  Capitalization errors  Grammar errors  Punctuation errors  Spacing errors  What are the syntax errors in the following?  i think that compooter science r0x

Semantic errors  Semantic ~ meaning  An error in logic  The program does not do what you wanted it to do  A program’s syntax may be ok, but have a semantic error  What is the semantic error in the following?  “60% of the time it works every time”

Run-time errors  An error that occurs when the program is running  Duh.

Debug  Removing errors from your program  Where did the term “debug” come from?  ug.htm ug.htm

Exercises 1. Write a sentence that has a syntax error, but no semantic error. 2. Write a sentence that has a semantic error, but no syntax error. 3. Describe what a program is to a 12-year old 4. Assume my program executes, but crashes in the middle and fails to do what I wanted it to do. What error(s) are there?