Components
The brains of the computer
What is the CPU - central processing unit
Something that happens outside a program
What is an event
A small computer created to teach computer science, featuring multiple input and output options.
What is a micro:bit?
Short term memory
What is RAM Random Access Memory
Program that runs a specific event - looks like a puzzle piece
What is an event handler?
Connecting it to a computer via USB, using a battery pack, or through the 3V pin
How to power a micro:bit?
Keyboard, mouse, camera
What is an input device
Detailed outline or rough draft of a program. Uses plan words
What is a peudocode?
Allows the micro:bit to communicate and send information to other micro:bits.
What is the the bluetooth antenna?
How the computer remembers things There are two types
What is memory
A self-contained set of instructions for performing a specific task within a program.
What is a function ?
2
Number of of buttons on the micro:bit
A set of steps or instructions used to solve a problem
What is an algorithms.
Notes in code that do not run, but are used to tell someone reviewing the code what it does
What is a comment?
Purpose of the Micro:bit Makecode tool
It is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that contains everything needed to create, compile, run, test, and debug programs.