Introduction to Coding with CodeKidsZA

What is coding?

• Communicating with a computer

• Giving instructions to a computer in a special language

• Using only numbers to make an excel spreadsheet

• Inputting data into a spreadsheet

What is a list of steps you can follow to finish a task?

• Algorithm
• Program
• Bug
• Code

What is an error in a program that prevents the program from running as expected?

• Algorithm
• Program
• Bug
• Code

What is an algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine?

• Algorithm
• Program
• Bug
• Code

What is the action of doing something over and over again?

• Loop
• Persistence
• Program
• Code

What is finding and fixing errors in programs?

• Debugging
• Program
• Bug
• Code

What are the on/off switches used by computers to communicate called?

• Switch
• Program
• Binary Code
• Algorithm

The information about someone on the Internet.

• Internet Security
• Conditionals
• Binary Information
• Digital Footprint

In coding an event is what?

• An action that causes something to happen.
• An item on your calendar.
• A way to move air.
• A device that blows air into your computer.

A program is

• a show on TV.

• an algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.

• a professional language

• part of a series