CSIM Lesson 1

Building interactive physical systems using software and hardware.

• Computer Science

• Physical Computing

• Interference

• Microcontroller

The science of creating artifacts and solving problems using the help of a computer.

• Interference

• Processor

• Bluetooth Technology

• Computer Science

A set of instructions that a computer executes to achieve a particular objective.

• Program

• Interference

• Bluetooth Technology

• Input

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

• Bluetooth Technology

• Program

• Output

• Input

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

• Processor

• Input

• Interference

• Output

A small computer on a single integrated circuit containing a processor, memory, and programmable inputs and outputs.

• Microcontroller

• Program

• Input

• Computer Science

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

• Input

• Output

• Microcontroller

• Processor

Information or signals put into a computer system.

• Processor

• Input

• Output

• Interference

Information or signals produced or delivered by a computer system.

• Processor

• Input

• Algorithm

• Output

A type of gyroscope used in mobile devices to sense the physical position of the device.

• Compass

• Accelerometer

• Output

• Algorithm