Study the word list: GCSE Computer Science: Algorithms and Programming 2

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Word list: GCSE Computer Science: Algorithms and Programming 2

	decomposition	Decomposition is breaking down a problem into manageable parts.
	efficiency	Efficiency is a way of testing the performance of a program.
	erroneous	Erroneous data is data that cannot be processed by the program.
	exception	An exception is an error that can stop a program from running.
	function	A function is a subroutine that returns a value.
	global	A global variable is accessible from the whole program.
	variable	A global variable is accessible from the whole program.
	input	Input is when data is received by a computer program.
	insertion	The insertion sort is a simple sorting algorithm that builds a sorted list one item at a time.
	sort	The insertion sort is a simple sorting algorithm that builds a sorted list one item at a time.
	instruction	An instruction is a single command for a computer to process.
	integer	An integer is a data type without decimal values.
	iteration	Iteration means repeating instructions in a loop until a condition is met.
	linear	A linear search is a simple method of searching a data set by examining each item in order.
	search	A linear search is a simple method of searching a data set by examining each item in order.
	list	A list is a data structure which stores a number of items.
	local	A local variable can only be accessed within the section of code in which it was created.
	variable	A local variable can only be accessed within the section of code in which it was created.