Hardware and Coding

What is a programming language?

• Written English
• An artificial language used to program a computer
• A language used in pseudocode

What is machine code?

• The serial number of a computer
• A programming language that a computer understands
• The make and model of a computer

What is a program?

• A series of step-by-step instructions that tell a computer how to solve a task
• A video that is watched on a computer
• A flowchart written on a computer

What does the statement 'print' do?

• Output a hard copy of a program to a printer
• Output a message on the screen
• Print a hard copy of a flowchart to a printer

What does the statement 'while' do?

• Tell the computer to wait for a while before continuing with the program
• Implement selection
• Implement a loop

What do the statements 'if' and 'else' do?

• a decision
• a loop
• a delay

What is programming?

• The writing of computer code to create a program
• Creating algorithms to solve a problem
• Creating a flowchart to solve a problem

What is a variable?

• An input device
• A message displayed
• Data stored in code

In code, what is a 'string'?

• text
• numbers
• input

In programming, what is iteration?

• Repeating
• Sequence order
• A decision