What Is Coding
What is coding?
Telling a computer what to do
What is the first thing you should add to a game?
A sprite or character
Which app allows you to take pictures using funny filters and chat to friends?
Snapchat
Coding is only used for games.
False
What coding word means “fixing mistakes”?
Debug
Name one thing coding can control.
A game, robot, phone, etc.
What do we call the background image in Microsoft Arcade?
Background or Scene
What green coloured app allows you to call and text friends and family?
You can’t animate in Scratch.
False
What does AI stand for?
Artificial Intelligence
What is a programming language?
A way to write code, like Python or Scratch
What could you add to make your game harder?
Enemies, timer, obstacles, less lives, etc
People upload images for others to get inspired on an app that starts with P, what is it?
Pintrest
A sprite can only do one thing at a time.
False
What happens if your code has an error?
It might not run, or it will break
Who was Grace Hopper?
Mother of COBAL
What makes a game fun to play?
Clear Characters or a Clear goal
What is the Purple coloured app called where people stream themselves playing games?
Twitch
Binary code is made of 1s and 0s.
True
What block makes music or sound?
Sound blocks
Name one job that uses coding.
Game designer, app developer, etc.
Imagine a fruit-catching game: what 3 things would you need?
Spirite/ character
a falling fruit sprite
timer or lives.
What app can you watch all different types of movies and tv show on?
Netflix
Tue or False Grace hoppers discover was left untouched for 5 years.
False it was left for 3 years
What did Grace Hopper describe a computer to be like?
Library