Coding Trivia
What is coding?
Writing instructions for a computer/telling the computer what to do and how to do it
Translate to decimal: 0010
2
What is cryptography?
The art of writing and solving codes
What galaxy are we in?
The Milky Way!
Who is the best counselor?
Interesting...
Name one job that uses programming
Examples: Game developer, ethical hacker, data scientist, animator, web developer, software application developer, etc.
Translate to binary: 16
10000
What do encryption and decryption do?
Encryption: Scrambles a message (plaintext) into a message written in code (ciphertext)
Decryption: Decodes the ciphertext message to reveal the original message
What is the name of the person who talks to the astronauts at mission control?
CapCom (Capsule Communications)
Name one use of a QR code.
Good Job!
Name two programming languages
Examples: Java, Python, C++, JavaScript
Translate to decimal: 1101
13
Name a type of cipher
Examples: Caesar, Vigenere
Who was the first American in space?
Alan Shepard
How do the Edisons know which thing to do? What do we do before we do anything?
Scan a barcode.
True or False: Programming and coding are the exact same thing
False: Coding is the process of writing down instructions for the computer, but programming involves analyzing problems and planning to figure out what the instructions should be in the first place
Translate to binary: 35
100011
How do you use a caesar cipher?
Spinning the wheeeeeeeel!
Who was the first astronaut in space?
Yuri Gagarin.
What does QR stand for?
Quick Response!
Computers are made up of _____ , which are the "brain" of the computer
Transistors
Each digit in binary is called a bit. ___ bits are called a byte.
Write the missing number in binary
1000
What is a brute force attack?
Trying out all possible key options until you end up with a message that makes sense
How many planets are in our solar system?
8
How many pixels across can QR codes be?
177 pixels!