Microbit Algorithms

What are sets of computer instructions?

• pseudocode

• algorithms

• memory

What is the 1st step in writing a computer program?

• test the program

• save the program

• create a plan

What is a detailed outline or rough draft of a program?

• Integrated Development Environment

• pseudocode

• algorithm

What is a software application that contains everything a programmer needs to create, compile, run, test, and even debug a program?

• pseudocode

• algorithm

• Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

The MakeCode tool is an example of

• pseudocode

• algorithm

• Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

an action done by the user, such as pressing a key or clicking a mouse button

• event

• event handler

• Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

a routine that responds to an event

• event

• event handler

• Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

How the computer processes and transforms information (the Brains of the computer)

• processor (CPU)

• memory

• inputs

• outputs

How the computer remembers things

• processor (CPU)

• memory

• inputs

• outputs

computer's short-term memory

• RAM (random access memory)

• storage (hard drive)