Academic Competition 3.3

What do we call the person who writes the instructions for the computer to complete a task?

• architect
• programmer
• Bob
• composer

A list of steps the computer follows to complete a task is called

• a loop

• a procedure

• an algorithm

• javascript

What is a loop?

• Spinning around really fast until you fall over
• Flying in circles
• Repeating a command or instructions
• The process used to make a scarf

What is debugging?

• Shampooing and combing lice out of your hair
• Using a vacuum to suck up spiders
• Spraying Raid around the outside of your house
• Finding and fixing mistakes in the wording or sequence of your code

What can you make with programming?

• Games
• Websites
• Apps
• All of these

Coding is...

• Using only symbols to write a secret message
• Using only words to write directions
• Writing instructions in a language that computers understand 
• Hurting my brain

The order of events in a program is called a

• period
• time-line
• date
• sequence

What does this code do?

• Moves forward 1 time

• Moves forward forever

• Moves forward 5 times

• Moves left

If you are making a plan, what part of the problem solving process are you working on?

• Define

• Prepare

• Try

• Reflect

If you are comparing your results to the original goals you set, then you are doing which step in the Problem Solving Process?

• Define

• Prepare

• Try

• Reflect