AP CSP UNIT 4 VOCABULARY EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED GRADED A+ 2026/2027
Processing a text-based open-source
language programming language built for
visual and electronic media design
and manipulation.
semicolon in some programming languages,
the semicolon is often used to
separate multiple statements or are
required after every statement
(terminators).
braces Braces (aka: curly braces) are used to
group the statements in an if
statement, a loop, or other control
structures.
debugging locating and correcting errors in a
program.
bug any unwanted or unintended
property of a program or piece of
hardware, especially one that
causes it to malfunction.
phi phenomenon the optical illusion that is created
when looking in rapid succession at
, a series of photos, animation and
movement provided in rapid
succession.
pixel pixel (picture element) is the smallest
element or unit that makes up a
digital image that can be individually
processed.
setup() function a function used in the Processing
language that runs and sets up the
initial properties such as screen
size, fonts, etc. when the program
starts.
draw() function an implicit looping structure that is
executed every time the screen is
redrawn in the Processing language.
while loop a control flow statement that allows
code to be executed repeatedly
according to a given Boolean
condition (consists of Initialization,
condition, action and update)
iterative repeating a process to generate an
unbounded sequence of outcomes,
or with the aim of approaching a
desired goal or result.
initialization to set a variable to an initial value
(example: int numberDrawn = 0;)
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED GRADED A+ 2026/2027
Processing a text-based open-source
language programming language built for
visual and electronic media design
and manipulation.
semicolon in some programming languages,
the semicolon is often used to
separate multiple statements or are
required after every statement
(terminators).
braces Braces (aka: curly braces) are used to
group the statements in an if
statement, a loop, or other control
structures.
debugging locating and correcting errors in a
program.
bug any unwanted or unintended
property of a program or piece of
hardware, especially one that
causes it to malfunction.
phi phenomenon the optical illusion that is created
when looking in rapid succession at
, a series of photos, animation and
movement provided in rapid
succession.
pixel pixel (picture element) is the smallest
element or unit that makes up a
digital image that can be individually
processed.
setup() function a function used in the Processing
language that runs and sets up the
initial properties such as screen
size, fonts, etc. when the program
starts.
draw() function an implicit looping structure that is
executed every time the screen is
redrawn in the Processing language.
while loop a control flow statement that allows
code to be executed repeatedly
according to a given Boolean
condition (consists of Initialization,
condition, action and update)
iterative repeating a process to generate an
unbounded sequence of outcomes,
or with the aim of approaching a
desired goal or result.
initialization to set a variable to an initial value
(example: int numberDrawn = 0;)
