Coding 101
This is the set of instructions that tells a computer what to do.
What is a program?
This device do you use to move a cursor and click things on a computer.
What is a mouse?
In this block-building game, players can mine diamonds and fight Creepers.
What is Minecraft?
What comes next in this sequence: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___?
What is 10?
This emoji 🤖 represents a machine that can perform tasks automatically.
What is a robot?
This popular programming language is named after a type of snake.
What is Python?
This does Wi-Fi let your devices connect to without plugging in an Ethernet cable.
What is a wireless network?
In many games, this term describes a character controlled by the computer rather than a human player.
What is an NPC?
There are 3 apples and you take away 2. How many apples do you have?
What is 2?
This symbol 💻 represents the device programmers use to write code.
What is a computer?
In coding, a bug is not an insect. It is this.
What is an error in a program?
Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari are all examples of this.
What is a web browser?
In a platformer, this programming mechanic makes a character move upward before falling back down.
What is jumping?
A robot moves 3 steps forward, turns around, and moves 3 steps forward. How far is it from where it started?
What is 0 steps away?
This popular website lets you watch videos, tutorials, and gaming content.
What is YouTube?
This programming concept lets you repeat a set of instructions multiple times.
What is a loop?
This three-letter acronym stands for Central Processing Unit, the computer's main processor.
What is a CPU?
In games like Mario Kart, this term describes a temporary advantage that makes a character faster.
What is a speed boost?
A light is off. You flip the switch 5 times. Assuming each flip changes its state, is the light on or off?
What is on?
In programming, this word describes instructions that run only when a particular condition is met.
What is a conditional?
This is the name for a step-by-step set of instructions used to solve a problem.
What is an algorithm?
This type of online scam tricks people into revealing passwords or personal information through fake messages or websites.
What is phishing?
Game developers use this term for the process of finding and fixing errors that cause a game to behave incorrectly.
What is debugging?
You have a 3-digit PIN. Each digit can be 0–9, and digits can repeat. How many possible PINs are there?
What are 1,000 possible PINs?
This term describes a computer program designed to imitate human intelligence, learn patterns, or solve problems.
What is AI?