CODING BASICS
What is code?
What is a set of instructions a computer follows?
Which type of coding uses drag-and-drop blocks?
What is block-based coding?
Which App Inventor view is used to design how the app looks?
What is the Designer view?
What is a variable?
What is a container that stores information?
What does it mean to think like a coder?
What is solving problems logically step by step?
What is an algorithm?
What is a step-by-step set of instructions to solve a problem?
Which type of coding requires correct spelling and punctuation?
What is text-based coding?
Which view is used to program how the app behaves?
What is the Blocks view?
What kind of data might a variable store in a game?
What is a score, name, or time?
What is the first step of the Engineering Design Process?
What is define the problem?
Why do programmers break big problems into smaller parts?
What is to make problems easier to solve and debug?
One major advantage of block coding for beginners
What is reduced syntax errors?
What is an event in App Inventor?
What is an action that triggers code (like a button click)?
What does a loop do?
What is repeat an action multiple times?
What does it mean to iterate?
What is improve by repeating and testing?
What is debugging?
What is finding and fixing errors in code?
One advantage of text-based coding
What is more control and flexibility?
What happens if a button has no event block attached?
What is nothing will happen when it’s clicked?
What does a conditional statement do?
What is make decisions based on conditions?
Why is testing important in coding?
What is to find bugs and improve performance?
Why is writing clear, organized code important?
What is so others (and future you) can understand and fix it?
Why might programmers start with block coding before text coding?
What is to learn logic without worrying about syntax?
Why are event blocks important in apps?
What is they make apps interactive?
Give an example of a conditional
What is “If score > 10, then show ‘Winner!’”?
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Why is failure important in engineering and coding?
What is it helps you learn and improve solutions?