Speed Typing Test with Coding Vocabulary

binary

(a)  

Answer explanation

A way of representing information using only two options.

byte

(a)  

Answer explanation

The most common fundamental unit of digital data eg. Kilobyte, Megabyte, etc. A single byte is 8 bits-worth of data.

code

(a)  

Answer explanation

The language that programmers create and use to tell a computer what to do.

Blockly

(a)  

Answer explanation

The visual programming language used in Code.org's online learning system for students.

variable

(a)  

Answer explanation

A placeholder for a piece of information that can change.

function

(a)  

Answer explanation

A piece of code that you can easily call over and over again.

computational thinking

(a)  

Answer explanation

Modifying a problem in such a way that it can be modeled or solved using a computer or machine. Strategies include: decomposition, pattern matching, abstraction, algorithms.

debugging

(a)  

Answer explanation

Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program.

IP address

(a)  

Answer explanation

A number assigned to any item that is connected to the Internet.

iteration

(a)  

Answer explanation

A repetitive action or command typically created with programming loops.