Coding Pre-assessment
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- Q1What is Coding?a set of symbolic instructions that tells a computer what to doa secret language that you make up with your friendsa type of game you play on the computer30s
- Q2What is an algorithm?a list of steps you follow to complete a tasksomething you use to create musica type of math equation30s
- Q3What is a program?Another type of computer gameAn algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machineAnything that you use when you are on a computer30s
- Q4What is a loop?A type of circleThe action of doing something over and over againA knot that you can tie with ropes30s
- Q5What is sequencing?A bunch of stuff that you do on the computerWhen steps are out of orderFollowing or putting steps in a specific order30s
- Q6What does “debugging” mean?Finding or fixing problems in your algorithm or programGetting rid of bugs that may be in your houseWhen you clean up your computer from viruses30s
- Q7How do you turn an algorithm into a program?By using a computerWith a magic wandBy coding it30s
- Q8What is a conditional?Steps that will only work under certain conditionsA type of code that uses only conditionsInstructions for something30s
- Q9What is this an example of: “Move right one square, move down one square”a programa codean algorithma conditional30s
- Q10What is this an example of: “Move forward, If Wall, Turn right”a programan algorithma conditionala code30s