Chapter 7: Creative Development

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Software tools

________ can be used to generate a sample or functioning prototype before investing time and money in a "ready to sell "version, depending on the desired objective.

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overall software system

The ________ is built piece by piece, or incrementally, until completed.

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Output

________ can include writing to a file for use by another program, displaying a message or image on a device, playing a song or video, or printing a 3D object, among others.

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Creativity

________ is a way to express your personal ideas, color combinations, fonts, wording, and images, among countless other options.

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Collaboration

________ has many benefits in the software development world.

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Consensus building

________ is an important process and skill, and newly formed teams often go to workshops to develop or improve their communication and ________ skill set.

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Technology

________ makes it possible to collaborate with people in a variety of locations even if you are programming for yourself or a smaller organization.

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Input

________ is data provided to the program by someone using it, through a sensor, a file of data, a microphone, an image, or some other method.

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GPS

Computing innovations can be a physical device, such as the ________, or a virtual one, such as MapQuest or Google Earth.

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Overflow errors

________ occur in computers when an integer is larger than the programming language can hold.

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Event driven

________ programming relies on an event to occur to trigger code to run.

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Syntax errors

________ deal with things like punctuation or missing parentheses) (and typos.

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development process

A(n) ________ helps individuals and teams bring their ideas to fruition.

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Pair programming

________ is one commonly used method to help facilitate collaboration as well as create correct code.

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investigative phase

The ________ provides information about what the project should do.

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Documentation

________ is so useful when you either return later to modify the code or a team member has to pick up your code and understand what it is doing to successfully make modifications.

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Runtime errors

________ do not cause an error at compile time but occur when the program is executing.

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Modules Designers

________ will often group features of an application that belong together into a module or component.

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team members

Communication among ________ is crucial as they program separate modules that will need to work together for the total solution.

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User interface Designing

________ how someone uses the software is the key to its success and the speed with which it may be adopted.

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incremental development process

A(n) ________ breaks the pieces of the program into smaller sections.

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Prototyping

Prototyping is a very effective process, especially when working with users on design or a new technology they will use

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Debugging

Debugging means finding and correcting errors in your program

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Computer Science

is full of opportunities to be creative

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Creativity

is a way to express your personal ideas, color combinations, fonts, wording, and images, among countless other options.

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Software tools

can be used to generate a sample or functioning prototype before investing time and money in a "ready to sell" version, depending on the desired objective.

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Computer artifacts

are anything created by a person using a computer.

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Computing innovations

can be a physical device, such as the GPS, or a virtual one, such as MapQuest or Google Earth.

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Collaboration

has many benefits in the software development world.

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Consensus building

is an important process and skill, and newly formed teams often go to workshops to develop or improve their communication and consensus building skill set.

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Pair programming

is one commonly used method to help facilitate collaboration as well as create correct code.

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development process

helps individuals and teams bring their ideas to fruition.

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traditional process

similar to an outline or timeline a person might follow, or an approach that is more “trial and error” or exploratory in nature.

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Investigation

To comprehend the issue, this phase involves research.

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Design

This phase involves taking the requirements identified and creating some form and functionality around them.

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Brainstorming

This is a process of identifying as many ideas as possible without commenting or evaluating them until the process is done.

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Storyboarding

This process is used in many fields, such as making videos as well as game design.

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Modules

Designers will often group features of an application that belong together into a module or component.

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User interface

Designing how someone uses the software is the key to its success and the speed with which it may be adopted.

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Testing strategy

It may sound strange to think of testing this early in the process.

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Prototyping

is a very effective process, especially when working with users on design or a new technology they will use.

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Lines of code

written in a programming language make up a software program.

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Sections of the code

are sometimes referred to as a code segment.

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Segments

work together to perform a certain function.

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Input

is data provided to the program by someone using it, through a sensor, a file of data, a microphone, an image, or some other method.

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Event-driven

programming relies on an event to occur to trigger code to run.

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Output

can include writing to a file for use by another program, displaying a message or image on a device, playing a song or video, or printing a 3D object, among others.

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Testing

should also ensure that all features work in the way the user needs them to.

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Debugging

means finding and correcting errors in your program.

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Syntax errors

deal with things like punctuation or missing parentheses ( ) and typos.

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Runtime errors

do not cause an error at compile time but occur when the program is executing.

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Logic errors

occur when the program produces unexpected results.

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Overflow errors

occur in computers when an integer is larger than the programming language can hold.

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iterative development process

is a repetitive one.

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incremental development process

breaks the pieces of the program into smaller sections.

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Program documentation

is the “guide” to how the program is designed to work.

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Documentation

is so useful when you either return later to modify the code or a team member has to pick up your code and understand what it is doing to successfully make modifications.

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