2024-2025 Fundamentals of Computing Final Exam Study Guide

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What is an advantage of using block mode?

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designed for beginners; don’t have to know/memorize code to start; exposed to creativity of code without worrying about syntax

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What is the name of the programming language "under the hood" that you have been using in code.org?

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Game Lab: Intro To Drawing

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What is the difference between stroke and fill?

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Fill is the color inside and Stroke is the border

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Often, code does not work the first time it runs, and programmers have to ___ it.

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Debug

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What area of the grid does the x coordinate control with regard to position?

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the horizontal (left and right) area of the grid

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What area of the grid does the y coordinate control with regard to position?

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the vertical (up and down) area of the grid

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Why does the order of code matter when drawing shapes or sprites?

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Code will be drawn in order; new shapes will be drawn on top, possibly covering others; performing code in a different order will often give different results.

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Which block of code will have the computer pick a random number between the minimum and max you set?

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randomNumber()

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Which block of code is code that will be called over and over again?

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Function

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What is the name for code that does not work correctly?

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bug