What is the difference between hardware and software?
Hardware: physical parts of a computer (monitor, motherboard, graphics card, keyboard, mouse, speakers...)
Software: programs that use instructions to tell the hardware what to do! (word processor, web browser, photo editor, device drivers...)
Define electricity
The flow of electrons
What does LED stand for?
Light Emitting Diode
What would be the output of this code?
printf("Hello Campers!")
Hello Campers!
What is engineering?
The application of scientific and mathematical knowledge to develop solutions for real-world problems
Which number system is used by computers?
Binary (0’s and 1’s), also accepting ternary (0, 1, 2)
Name 2 conductors
AND
Name 2 insulators
Graphite, copper, gold, salty water, lead...
Dry wood, plastic, rubber, paper, wool, glass, ceramic...
What is the name of this?
555 timer chip
Find the error in the following code:
x = 5 + 1
y = 30
print(x - y
There is no closing bracket on the print statement.
Name 3 types of engineering
Electrical, computer, mechanical, chemical, materials, biomedical...
Name 2 programming languages
Python, C/C++/C#, Java, Javascript, R, Assembly Language, SQL, …
What is soldering?
The process of connecting items by melting and putting a filler metal into the joint of the two items
What is a transistor?
A device used to amplify or switch electrical signals and power
What is the output of the following code?
x = 2
y = 1
y += 2
if x > y:
print(x)
else:
print(y)
3
Tell us about your favorite project this week and how fun it was, you don't get points if you aren't convincing
up to instructors
Name 1 physical memory storage device
USB, SD card, microSD card, floppy disk, disk, CD, solid state drive...
What are the 3 things that are needed for a circuit to work?
Source, conductor and load
What does PCB stand for?
Printed Circuit Board
What are 2 of the 3 errors in the following code?
Print("hello world)
x = 5
pet = "dog"
print(x + pet)
Print() should have a lowercase p
"hello world" is missing the second quotation mark
You cannot add a string and a number
What does ETLC stand for?
Engineering Teaching & Learning Complex
Name 3 parts of the computer hardwre
CPU (Central Processing Unit), Motherboard, RAM (Random Access Memory), Cooling fan, Computer Data Storage, Monitor, Mouse,Keyboard, Speakers, ...
If there are two LEDs in a parallel circuit, and one burns out, will the other LED stay lit?
Yes!
Name 4 commonly used electrical components
Resistors, Capacitors, Transistors, LEDs, inductor, BJT, Buzzer, Photocell, Battery Clip
What is the output of the following code?
x = 0
while x < 5:
x = 1
print(x)
This is an infinite while loop! There is no output.
Name the 2 instructors of this camp
Instructors reveal answer.