What's the Step-By-Step?
This is like a recipe for the computer, telling it exactly what to do.
What is an Algorithm?
This is the smallest piece of information a computer can understand; it's either a 0 or a 1.
This programming idea helps your program decide to do one thing or another, depending on whether something is true or false.
What is a conditional statement or an "if-then-else" statement?
This programming idea lets you repeat a set of instructions multiple times.
What is a loop?
This is like a labeled box in the computer's memory where you can store information that might change.
What is a variable?
If your computer program isn't working quite right, you might need to do this to find and fix the mistakes.
What is debugging?
Eight of these little pieces usually make up a single letter, number, or symbol on your computer.
Byte
In an "if-then" statement, this is the part that gets checked to see if it's true or false.
What is the CONDITION?
A "for" loop usually repeats something a specific number of what?
What are times or iterations?
When you give a variable a name, it should be something that helps you remember what kind of information it holds. This makes the code easier to what?
What is read or understand?
These are the individual instructions that make up a computer program.
Commands, statements
This is a general term for all the programs that run on your computer, like games and web browsers.
What is software?
If the condition in an "if-then" statement is false, what might the program do next?
What is nothing, or move to the next step?
A "while" loop keeps repeating as long as a certain what is true?
What is a condition?
Numbers and words are examples of different types of what that can be stored in variables?
What is data?
Before you even start typing code, it's a good idea to do this to plan out what your program will do.
Planning, putlining
This is the physical stuff you can touch that makes up a computer, like the keyboard and the screen.
What is hardware?
Imagine a program that only lets you in if you know the secret word. This is an example of using what?
What is a conditional statement or logic?
If you tell a loop to keep going forever without a way to stop, what kind of problem might you have?
If you have a variable called "score," what kind of information would you most likely store in it?
What is a number (representing the score)?
This is following the steps of an algorithm in order, one after the other.
Sequential execution
This is like the "brain" of the computer, where most of the calculations and decisions happen.
What is the central processing unit (CPU)?
This symbol (like > or <) is often used in conditional statements to compare values.
What is a comparison operator?
Imagine a game where the same music plays over and over until you finish the level. This is an example of what?
What is a loop?
Changing the value inside a variable after it has been set is called what?
What is assignment or updating?