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Coding Vocabulary

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  • Q1

    What is coding?

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    the language we use to we tell computers what to do

    a type of robot

    a game we play on the computer

    a language for spies

    30s
  • Q2

    What is a computer program?

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    a class that you take online

    the completed project with all of your code blocks in order

    a schedule of events

    something I click on

    30s
  • Q3

    What kind of programming language do we mostly use in class that uses blocks to give directions?

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    html

    java

    blockly

    English

    30s
  • Q4

    What is a bug in your program?

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    a Sprite character

    repeating the same event over and over again

    a creepy, crawly insect that zooms across your computer screen

    a mistake in your program

    30s
  • Q5

    What does it mean to fix the mistake in my program?

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    debugging

    programming

    sanitizing

    deglitching

    30s
  • Q6

    What is a set of directions in order called?

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    an algorithm

    a bug

    a program

    an event

    30s
  • Q7

    What is someone who writes computer programs called?

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    author

    teacher

    gamer

    programmer

    30s
  • Q8

    What is a loop in a program?

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    an event that keeps repeating

    a direction

    a mistake

    a Sprite character

    30s
  • Q9

    All events in a program should be in order, in the correct __________________.

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    command

    code

    time

    sequence

    30s
  • Q10

    I might use this INPUT device to put information into the computer. 

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    keyboard

    speakers

    monitor

    printer

    30s
  • Q11

    This OUTPUT device gives me information from the computer.

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    speaker

    headphones

    all of the above

    monitor

    30s

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