Math
Computer Engineering
Cultural Connection
Vocab
Random!
100

Your microbit ran out of batteries! You rush to the store to buy new ones that cost $5.30 (after tax). You hand the cashier $7 How much change will you receive?

$7 - $5.30 = 

$1.70

100

name two devices that computer engineers work with

computer, tablet, phone, smart car, smart tv, etc

100

What college did Evelyn Boyd Grandville graduate from?

A) Harvard 

B) Princeton

C) Yale

D) None of the above

C) Yale

100

There is an error in your program! This is most likely due to a _____

bug

100

What is a prototype?

a first model of an invention

200

What is the perimeter of a rectangle with a length of 10 and and height of 7?

10 + 10 + 7 + 7 = 24

200

What is a computer

a machine that can follow instructions


200

What was Kathrine Johnsons nickname while she worked at NASA?

The human computer

200

What type of code is this? 

010010

110110

101010

binary code

200

Name two things mechanical engineers might work with.

anythings that moves or any machines

300

What is the volume of a cube that has a length of 5in?

volume = length x width x height

a cube has an equal length, width, and height.

5 x 5 x 5 = 125

300

When it comes to coding, there are different ____

programs or languages

300

What is the Archie Query Form?

worlds first search engine

300

You are playing the very last level in Mario World. You can't seem to beat the final boss, Bowser at the end. Each time you die you have to restart the level. What are you experiencing?

Loop

300

The AC in your house knows what temperature your house is at all times. It most likely contains a _____

Sensor

400

On day one Sally received one penny. For the next six days she received double of what she received the previous day. How much money total did she have on day six?

1 | 0.01

2 | 0.02 

3 | 0.04

4 | 0.08

5 | 0.16

6 | 0.32

0.01 + 0.02 + 0.04 + 0.08 + 0.16 + 0.32 = 0.63

400

What two programs you can use to code

Java, Javascript, Python, Blcoks

400

Kimberly Bryant founded what non profit organization?

Black Girls Code

400

You have to code your microbit to play rock, paper, scissors. You are tired of having to write out the words "rock," "paper," and "scissors" so instead you use a _____ to replace the words. 

variable

400

When it comes to the engineering design process, what two steps can you do after testing your design?

A) Model

B) Improve

C) Create

D) Learn

Improve & Create

500

Zena has two whole pizzas that are cut into 8 slices each. Her and her two friends decide that have 2 slices each. One slice is too big for her little sister so she cuts it in half. How many slices are left?

8 slices x 2 pizzas = 16 slices total

zena takes two: 16 - 2 =14

her friends take two each = 14 -4 = 10

slice cut in half = 10- 0.5 = 9.5

500

computer engineers design and maintain computer _____ and _____ systems.

hardware & software

500

If you had a REALLY REALLY hard math problem, which two people would be the most helpful based on what we learned about them?

A) Evelyn Boyd Grandville

B) Mark Dean

C) Kathrine Johnson

D) Kimberly Bryant

E) Alan Emtage

A) Evelyn got a PhD in mathematics from Yale

C) Kathrine got Nicknamed " the human computer" at NASA

500

Fill in the blanks.

You built a robot that plays basketball! You want it to dribble and then shoot the ball so you _____ it to move its arms up and down and then throw the ball towards the net. To make it even more advanced, you set up an _____ to help the robot decide when it should shoot. In order to do this you added a ______ that states if the robots sensors an object in front of it, it won't shoot.

Event       Parameter         Workspace        

Code        Algorithm          Data

code

algorithm

parameter


500

At NASA there are aerospace, mechanical, and computer engineers. Name one job each of the engineers might do. 

mechanical & aerospace- build the aircrafts

computer- program the drones 

etc 

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