CSIM Lesson 1 Vocab Review

A standard, short-range wireless connection for electronic devices.

• compiler

• BLE antenna

• bluetooth

• LED

An antenna used to create a personal area network that uses low energy to power Bluetooth wireless technology.

• BLE antenna

• bluetooth

• iteration

• computer science

An interruption or break in a signal or transmission from one device to another.

• iteration

• bug

• debug

• interference

A chip that processes information and data from input and delivers information or data as an output.

• microcontroller

• compiler

• processor

• anomaly

A diagram that represents an algorithm, work flow, or process, and uses geometric symbols connected by arrows to show the direction of the flow of action.

• algorithm

• flowchart

• BLE antenna

• program

An introductory programming method. Unlike traditional, text-based programming, block-based coding is a drag-and-drop programming environment where code blocks snap together to form a program.

• block based programming

• interference

• conditional statements

• input

The process of solving problems using a series of steps.

• algorithm

• compiler

• flowchart

• algorithmic thinking

A small image used to express an idea or emotion in digital communication.

• LED

• emulator

• emoji

• iteration

A program that translates instructions or code into a language that can be read and understood by a computer.

• compiler

• block based programming

• microcontroller

• code trace

Repeating a process to yield results successively closer to the goal.

• conditional statements

• iteration

• decomposing

• execute