Computer Science & Coding
What is the art of telling a computer what to do, also known as communicating in a language it understands?
What is computer science?
What are the two main parts that make up all computers?
What are hardware and software?
What does debugging mean?
What is finding mistakes in your code?
Give one example of computer input.
What is keyboard, mic, camera, touch?
What is the output of print("hi")?
hi
Coding is another word for __________.
What is programming?
Give two examples of hardware.
What are keyboard, mouse, monitor (any physical part)?
List the four steps to turn in your work.
Read instructions, Write & Run code, Check code, Submit code.
Give one example of computer output.
What is screen, printer, 3D printer?
True or False: PRINT and print are the same.
What is False (case sensitive)?
True or False: Coding and computer science are the same thing.
What is False?
Programs that run on hardware, like Word or apps, are called __________.
What is software?
What does IDE stand for?
What is Integrated Development Environment?
What type of memory is temporary and faster?
What is RAM (main memory)?
What symbol is used to join text and variables together?
What is the + sign?
Name two examples of areas in computer science.
What are internet, algorithms, data, programming?
What does the CPU do?
What is act as the brain of the computer, performing tasks in order?
What does a compiler do?
What is translate code to machine language (binary)?
What type of memory is long-term and slower?
What is secondary memory (USB, hard drive)?
What is an escape sequence and give an example.
Special characters in code like \n (new line), \t (tab), \" (quotation).
What is the main difference between natural language and formal language?
Natural language = everyday communication (slang/memory). Formal language = clear, rule-based (e.g., Python).
What is the difference between main memory and secondary memory?
Main = short-term (RAM, faster); Secondary = long-term (USB, slower)
Why is an IDE called the "Google Translate" of programming?
It turns natural language into computer/formal language.
True or False: The CPU is considered the “brain” of the computer.
What is True?
Write a Python command that asks for someone’s name and prints “Hello” with it.
name = input("What is your name? ")
print("Hello " + name)