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Information and Communications Technology skills – ICT Glossary Grades 1-6
Term Definition
Loop A command that repeatedly runs a defined section of code until
(condition- a condition is met
controlled)
Loop (count- A command that repeatedly runs a defined section of code a predefined
controlled) number of times
Loop (infinite) A command that repeatedly runs a defined section of code indefinitely
Modelling Using a computer program to create a 3D shape or a simulation of something in
the real world (like a building or a volcano) to learn how it works
Network See: Computer network
Object Something that can be named and has other attributes (properties), which can
be labelled
Online Being connected to the internet
Output The result of data processed by a computer
Output device A piece of hardware that is controlled by outputs from a computer
Password A secret word, phrase, or code that you create to prove it's really you when you
want to access your own accounts or devices
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