Hardware
Programming
Alice
100
Why is it called "hardware"?
Because it's hard and you can touch it.
100
What does programming mean?
Telling the computer what to do, step by step.
100
How do you add things to your world?
Find the object you want and drag it there.
200
When we save things, where are they stored?
Hard drive
200
What language does the computer speak?
Binary. (0's and 1's)
200
How do you make your object do something?
Find the command and drag it to the World's method
300
What is the brain of the computer?
The CPU (central processing unit)
300
How many programming languages are there?
Hundreds! (Lots and lots)
300
How many objects can be in your world?
As many as you like!
400
Why do things disappear if we don't save them? Where were they before the computer was turned off?
RAM - anything there that isn't saved goes away when the computer is turned off.
400
How many different types of statements are there in most programming languages?
Five: input/output, math, loop, condition, go get instructions somewhere else
400
What's an event?
Things you make happen to your object with the mouse or keyboard.
500
What are the wires called that take information from one place in the computer to another?
Bus
500
What are programs on mobile devices called? (Phones, tablets, iPods, etc)
An app
500
The creator of Alice
Who is Randy Paush?
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