CS Scratch Vocabulary

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This is a programming structure that repeats a sequence of instructions until a specific condition is met.

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Loop

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This is an action or occurrence recognized by software.

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Event

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Events that happen simultaneously (at the same time) are an example of ___________.

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Parallelism

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This is one of the nine categories of Scratch blocks. They are color-coded gold, and are used to control scripts.

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Control

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What sends a message throughout the whole Scratch project and activates scripts that start with the When I Receive () block?

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Broadcast

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These are a list of commands that are executed by a certain program.

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Scripts

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This is a method by which a display space (such as a graphics image file) is defined, including the colour of each of its pixels.

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Bitmap

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This is a computer-made image that is made up of points, lines, and curves that are based upon mathematical equations, rather than pixels.

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Vector

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This is a method in which figures are manipulated to appear as moving images.

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Animation

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These are groups of programmers who share their work with each other on a regular basis for the purpose of exchanging feedback and improving their programming skills.

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Critique Groups