6.5

Imagine a car as a computer, and its engine as a program. Which of the following is an input for the engine program?

• gas pedal
• driver's seat
• steering wheel
• windshield wipers

What is wrong with the following "code" for opening a bottle?
1. Grip cap with index finger and thumb
2. Remove cap
3. Twist counter-clock-wise until seal is broken

• to many steps
• not specific 
• function doesn't apply to every bottle 
• instructions are out of sequence

How can the following instruction be made more specific? "Meet Joe at the corner of Main Street and First Avenue."

• describe how you first met Joe
• list all the streets that intersect with First Avenue
• describe current weather conditions 
• set an exact time for the meeting

Imagine writing a program that instructs a bird how to take off, fly, and land. What function is likely to be looped?

• lift off
• flap wings
• find landing spot
• land

A computer program is best described as a series of ___________.

• Instructions
• Questions
• Answers
• Numbers

Which terms best describes each step in a computer program?

• Vague
• Confusing
• Random
• Specfic

What is another term for a mistake in a computer program? 

• Bit 
• Bug
• Botch 
• Byte

 If the coding steps are in the incorrect order, the computer can still execute the program.

• True
• False

Order of events, commands carried by a computer exactly as they are written to run properly.

• Sequence
• Bugs
• Syntax
• Debugging

Repeating section of code to simplify a solution

• Code
• Loops
• Program
• Bugs