main processor; stores data
a paper airplane is an example of __________________
What is abstraction?
a set of instructions to solve a problem
What is an algorithm?
You may say there's no such thing as Santa
What is "Grandma got run over by a reindeer"
Microphone-- input or output
What is input?
circuit board containing the principal components of a computer
What is the motherboard?
Breaking down a problem into smaller parts
What is decomposition?
algorithm that uses plain English
What is pseudocode?
... you'll go down in history!
What is the "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"?
Keyboard -- input or output?
What is input?
allows the computer to temporarily store and access data immediately
What is RAM?
Looking for similarities
What is pattern recognition?
language used to write programs so that computers can understand it
What is code?
But the children know how he came to life one day
What is "Frosty the Snowman"?
Music playing from a phone -- input or output?
What is output?
What is graphics card?
Considering if a solution is fit for a purpose
What is evaluation ?
repeating steps in a program
What is iteration?
Hear them ring...
What is "Silver Bells"?
An input for a laptop
What is: keyboard, camera, mouse, usb, microphone, memory card?
What is power supply?
The steps or rules to solve a problem
What is an algorithm?
a decision a program has to make, then follow the sequence provided
What is selection?
"the very next day, you gave it away"
What is "Last Christmas"?
an output for a laptop
What is music, document, information, photos, videos, processed data?