vocab 1
An error in a program that prevents the program from running as expected.
what is a bug
The language that programmers create and use to tell a computer what to do.
what is code
The visual programming language used in Code.org's online learning system for K-5 students.
what is blockly
Press the mouse button very quickly two times.
what is double click
Attempt to do something
what is try
A way of representing information using only two options.
what is binary
The information about someone on the Internet.
what is a digital footprint
A simplified representation of something more complex.
what is abstraction
Release your mouse button to "let go" of an item that you are dragging.
what is drop
Short for "picture element", the fundamental unit of a digital image, typically a tiny square or dot that contains a single point of color of a larger image.
what is a pixel
A list of steps to finish a task.
what is an algorithm
A wireless method of sending information using radio waves.
what is Wi-Fi
Any programming language that lets users create programs by manipulating “blocks” or graphical programing elements, rather than writing code using text. Examples include Code Studio, Scratch, Blockly, and Swift. (Sometimes called visual coding, drag and drop programming, or graphical programming blocks)
what is block-based programming language
First Attempt In Learning
what is F.A.I.L
A name you make up so that you can see or do things on a website, sometimes called a “screen name.”
what is username
Small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from larger chunks of information.
what is packets
Computers that exist only to provide things to others.
what is servers
The most common fundamental unit of digital data eg. Kilobyte, Megabyte, etc. A single byte is 8 bits-worth of data.
what is byte
A connection that uses light to transmit information.
What is fiber optic cable
The white area on the right side of Code.org's online learning system where you drag and drop commands to build your program.
what is workspace
The service that translates URLs to IP addresses.
what is DNS (domain name service)
The piece of code that you add to a program to indicate that the program should run the code inside a function at a certain time.
what is a function call
A contraction of "Binary Digit". A bit is the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1.
what is bit
The common programming structure that implements "conditional statements".
what is if-statement
An extra piece of information passed to a function to customize it for a specific need.
what is a Parameter