Computer Parts
This part of the computer looks like a TV screen and lets you see your games and pictures.
What is a monitor?
This is a list of step-by-step instructions that a computer follows to finish a task.
What is an algorithm?
This is a secret word or combination of numbers and letters that keeps your account safe from strangers.
What is a password?
AI systems like Siri, Alexa, or Google Assistant use this technology to understand when you talk to them.
What is voice recognition?
Scratch is an example of this type of coding.
What is block coding?
You use this physical device, which has all the letters and numbers on it, to type words.
What is a keyboard?
Programmers use this command to make an action repeat multiple times without rewriting it.
What is a loop?
If someone online says something mean to you or makes you feel uncomfortable, you should always do this.
What is tell a trusted adult?
Instead of being born smart, an AI must do this with large amounts of data to learn how to do a job.
What is train (or learn)?
This is what we call the characters or objects (like the Scratch Cat) that we code in our game.
What is a Sprite?
This small, handheld device is named after an animal and is used to click, drag, and point at things.
What is a mouse?
This is the term for an error or mistake in a computer program.
What is a bug?
True or False: It is safe to share your home address and full name with strangers online.
This specific type of AI learns from examples and patterns instead of just following strict rules.This let's it create a data set.
What is machine learning?
This is the name of the "screen" or area where your sprites move around and perform their actions.
What is the Stage?
It is the physical stuff you can see and touch. If you can drop it, hold it, or tap it. Like the screen ormonitor, keyboard, mouse, and speakers.
What is hardware?
This is the process of finding and fixing mistakes in your code.
What is a debugging?
This term refers to the unique trail of data you leave behind every time you use the internet.
What is a digital footprint?
These special types of computer programs can generate brand new text, images, or music based on a prompt.
What is Generative AI?
This is the block you must click at the top right of the stage to start your game or program.
What is the Green Flag?
It is the invisible code and instructions that live inside the hardware and tell it what to do. It includes apps, web browsers, games, and operating systems.
What is software?
These are rules that tell the computer to do something only if a certain condition is true.
What are conditionals (or if/then statements)?
This is the practice of using technology safely, respectfully, and responsibly.
What is digital citizenship?
This word describes the unfairness that happens when an AI makes mistakes because its training data was one-sided.
What is bias?
This is the name of the white panel on the left side of your screen where you go to grab your code blocks.
What is the block palette or toolbox?