Coding Lingo
What is an algorithm?
What is Step by step instructions to solve a problem or complete a task.
What does contrast mean in design?
What is The difference between elements such as color or size to make important parts stand out.
True or False: Cyberbullying only happens at school.
What is false.
What is a “credible source”? Not an example of one.
What is A trustworthy, accurate, and reliable source of information.
What does TLD stand for?
What is top level domain.
What is the term for a mistake in a sequence of code?
What is a bug.
Why is font size important in a design?
What is helps show what information is most important and makes text easier to read.
Name one thing you should do if you're being cyberbullied.
Tell a trusted adult, block the person, or report it.
What clues show a website is not trustworthy?
What is Lots of ads, no author listed, spelling mistakes, or false information.
What does a URL ending in .gov mean?
What is a government website.
What does "loop" mean in coding?
What is a set of instructions that repeats until a condition is met.
Which design principle helps guide where the eye should look first?
What is the rule of thirds.
Name two ways cyberbullying is different from face-to-face bullying.
What is that It can happen anytime, and the bully can be anonymous or reach many people quickly.
Why should you check the date on an article?
What is To make sure the information is current and not outdated.
List one way you can tell if something is clickbait.
What is a headline that seems unbelievable, information you know is not true, a shocking picture.
What is a variable in a program?
What is a value that can change.
Why should a designer limit the number of fonts used?
Too many fonts make a design look messy and hard to read.
What is a digital footprint?
What is The record of everything you do online, including messages, posts, and sites visited.
What does “bias” mean in a website or article?
What is It shows only one side of a story or opinion and may not be fair or balanced.
What does "curiosity gap" mean?
What is information that people don't know or would think is true/untrue, but the headline says it will educate you.
What is debugging?
Finding and fixing errors in your code.
What happens if your font size is too small or too big in a design?
What is Text may be unreadable or overwhelming; it disrupts the design’s balance.
How can bystanders help stop cyberbullying and act like upstanders?
What is Speak up, report it, support the victim, or tell an adult.
What questions should you ask when evaluating a source? (List 3)
What is
Who wrote it? When was it published? Is it reliable/biased? What’s the purpose?
Name 3 top-level domains and what they mean.
.com (commercial), .org (organization), .edu (education), .gov (government), .net (network).