Grade 8 Coding Assessment

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What is coding? Options: A type of math problem, A way to draw pictures, A form of writing

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An instruction set for computers

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What does 'sequential events' mean in coding?

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Events that happen one after another

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What are loops in coding?

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Instructions that are repeated

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What does 'nested events' refer to?

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Events that are placed inside other events

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What is pseudocode?

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An informal way to describe a program.

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What does 'concurrent events' mean?

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Events that happen at the same time

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In coding, what does 'repeating events' help to do? Options: Make the code longer, Make the code more readable and efficient, Make the code harder to understand, Make the code colorful

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Make the code more readable and efficient

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The 3 main control structures of coding are: loop, line, efficiency, start, instruction, finish, sequence, repetition, selection, block, line, input

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sequence, repetition, selection

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How many bits are needed to represent one letter in binary?

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8

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What is the term used for a grouping of eight bits?

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Byte