Program, A set of instructions that tells our computer to do something. Also known as software, Statement, A line of code that tells our computer to perform a specific action, Code Segement, A group of statements that work together to perform a specific action, Algorithm, A sequence of instructions to solve a problem., Sequencing, The act of completing the action described by a code statement in the order in which it is given within a program, Object, A bundle of information that you can access and manipulate using methods, like a character in your game., Method, A set of instructions that an object can follow in order to perform an action., Call, A special line of code that tells our computer to run a method, Argument, Part of a method that specifies how the action is performed, Syntax, The rules of a computer language that govern how lines of code are written (e.g. structure, capitalization, and punctuation)., Comments, The descriptions added to a program that help programmers understand what a program does., Debug, The act of finding and fixing problems within a program., Execute, The act of our computer reading and completing a statement in a program. Computers generally execute programs from top to bottom.

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