Basic Lingo
What is an algorithm?
A set of step by step instructions used to solve a problem.
This punctuation is used to make an input into a string.
Quotation marks. " "
A line of code that prints the line "Hello World"
print("Hello World")
What is a Variable?
A variable is a box that holds a value with a label.
If you went with this category for 100 before any other question was chosen then you are officially trying to dodge the coding based questions and you get -100 points.
If you chose this category for 100 but it wasn't the first question chosen then you automatically just get 100 points.
What is iteration, and what does it have to do with coding?
Iteration is another way of saying repeating, and it is referring to loops we use to control our programs.
This symbol is used for assigning a variable.
An Equals sign. =
print(5*4)
What are the three data types, or value types, that we have discussed that stored in a variable.
String, Float, and Integer
What is the name of Mr. Adam's baby.
Wilder
What is a byte?
A byte is 8 bits (single units of binary).
These are used to compare the size of different data.
Greater than and less than symbols. < >
A line of code that asks the user for their name and allows the user to type their name in response and save it as a variable.
name = input("What is your name?")
What is the default value type for a variable?
String
How does Mr. Adam get to school every morning?
Walks from his house.
What type of error would you get if you put a comma in the wrong place?
A Syntax Error.
This symbol is used to make the compiler ignore a line of code without deleting it.
What is the pound symbol (or hashtag). #
A line of code that asks the user for their age and saves it as a variable that is an integer data type.
num1 = int(input("What is your age?"))
What is the difference between Float and Integer values?
An integer is a whole number and a float is a decimal number.
What has been the background picture on Mr Adam's laptop the whole year? (Bonus points if you know the location of where the picture was taken)
Ms. Ellen in a fjord in Norway.
What is an input statement?
An input statement is a line of code that receives whatever the user types in and uses it in the program.
What symbols would you use to compare two data are equal to each other.
Double equals sign. ==
Three lines of code. The first line asks the user for the price of the first item and saves it as a float type variable. The second line asks the user for the price of the second item and saves it as a float type variable. The third line adds the two variables together for a total.
item1 = float(input("What is the cost of the first item?"))
item2 = float(input("What is the cost of the second item?"))
print("total is", item1+item2)
When creating the label for a variable that has more than one word, what can you not do?
A variable label can not have spaces in it.
When you are all working in groups Mr. Adam writes numbers on the marker board, usually between the ranges of negative 2 and positive 2. What do those numbers mean?
Absolutely nothing. He just started to write them on a whim to see if you all would notice, and to see how you responded if you did notice.