App Creator 1.7

What is a sprite?

• Graphic object that may be moved on-screen or otherwise manipulated.

• A static object that cannot be moved or manipulated

• Another name for a label

• A variable

What is another way to describe a variable?

• A placeholder in a device’s memory that stores a value a program is using.

• A mathamatic equation

• Something that may or may not change

• We don't use variables when coding.

Why do we have to initialize a variable?

• to assign a variable its initial, or first, value

• to assign a variable its final, or last, value

• to assign a variable its decriment amount.

• to assign a variable its increment amount.

What kind of chart do programmers use to keep track of the values of variables in their program?

• variable tracker

• trace table

• algorithm chart

• event handler chart

Why is it important to read all of the instructions, and not just look at the pictures in the textbook?

• The text includes important information to lead you through the project.

• Soon the text book will stop using pictures to outline steps

• We need to understand why and how we are making certain choices when coding.

• We don't. It's a trick question. The pictures will always be there.

Speed Properties:

The speed determines how many ________ the sprite will move for each interval set.

• pixels

• inches

• centimeters

• percentages

Interval Properties:

The interval determines how often the sprite moves in _________.

• seconds

• milliseconds

• minutes

• moments

Edges:

Top = 1

Right = 3

Bottom = -1

Left = _____

• 1

• -1

• 3

• -3

Edges:

Top = _____

Right = 3

Bottom = -1

Left = -3

• 1

• -1

• 3

• -3

Blocks:

In what drawer do we find the code to initialize global?

• Logic

• Control

• Variables

• Math