1. © UNT in partnership with TEA1 7 th Grade Career Exploration Module Career Focus: Computer Software Engineer Vocabulary

2. Database a collection of pieces of information that is organized and used on a computer © UNT in partnership with TEA2

3. Firewall a computer program or piece of equipment that keeps people from using or connecting to a computer, or a computer network, without permission © UNT in partnership with TEA3

4. Ethernet a system of wires and devices for connecting computers so that they can work together © UNT in partnership with TEA4

5. Protocol a set of rules used in programming computers so that they can communicate with each other © UNT in partnership with TEA5

6. Interface a system that controls the way information is shown to a computer user and the way the user is able to work with the computer © UNT in partnership with TEA6

7. Script a program or sequence of instructions that is interpreted or carried out by another program rather than by the computer processor © UNT in partnership with TEA7

8. Code Review a phase in the software development process in which the authors of code, peer reviewers, and perhaps quality assurance ( QA ) testers get together to review code © UNT in partnership with TEA8

9. Open-source a collaborative or networked development, licensed free of charge, encouraging modifications and improvements © UNT in partnership with TEA9

10. Front-end a program interface or application that users interact with directly © UNT in partnership with TEA10

11. Back-end an application or program that serves indirectly in support of the front-end services, usually by being closer to the required resource or having the capability to communicate with the required resource © UNT in partnership with TEA11

12. Unit Test a software development process in which the smallest testable parts of an application (called units) are individually and independently scrutinized for proper operation © UNT in partnership with TEA12

13. Integration Test a software development process in which program units are combined and tested as groups in multiple ways © UNT in partnership with TEA13