Programming Languages
The language made of 0s and 1s.
Machine Language
The block used to draw lines when a sprite moves.
Pen Down
A loop used to repeat a known number of times.
FOR…NEXT
Converts the whole code into machine code before running.
Compiler
The physical parts of the computer.
Hardware
A programming language that uses mnemonics like ADD and SUB.
Assembly Language
This block repeats actions forever.
Forever Block
A loop that checks its condition at the beginning.
WHILE…WEND
Translates code line by line.
Interpreter
Instructions the computer follows.
Software
Python belongs to this generation of languages.
3rd Generation Programming Language (3GL)
A block that repeats actions until a condition is met.
Repeat Until
The command that ends a FOR loop early.
EXIT
Converts assembly code into machine code.
Assembler
The repetition of instructions in a loop.
Iteration
A language that combines compiler and interpreter behavior.
Python
This block creates a copy of the sprite on the stage.
Stamp
A loop that always runs at least once.
DO UNTIL…LOOP
The output created by a compiler.
Object Code
The smallest unit of data in computing.
Bit
This term refers to a set of instructions that tells the computer what to do.
Programming Language
The block category that contains loops and conditional statements.
Control Category
A loop inside another loop.
Nested Loop
The overall term for compilers, interpreters, and assemblers.
Translator
The process of reducing a counter value in loops.
Decrement