Computer code is like a ___________. The computer reads it and follows the directions exactly.

• creation

• lesson

• virus

• recipe

The first computers were basically very powerful ___________________. People used computers to help them do math faster than they could by hand. (page 8)

• energy

• dictionaries

• calculators

• binaries

Binary code uses only ______________________.

• switches

• 1s and 0s

• Letters of the alphabet

• billions of symbols

If a computer reads a 1, it knows to turn a transistor _______. (page 11)

• off

• on

• around

• none of the above

True or false?

If the computer reads a 0, it knows to turn a transistor off. (page 11)

• true

• false

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Computers are made up of electronics called _________________. (page 11)

• transistors

• Fortrans

• coders

• mechanical

Page 12

Coding languages allow coders to talk to the computer without writing in binary code.

Coding language turns __________________ into 1s and 0s for the computer to understand.

• transistors

• commands

• coders

• problems

Computers, phones, and even cars are powered by ___________. (page 14)

• websites

• countries

• problems

• code

A ________________ is a place that stores lots of information. (page 17)

• game

• database

• Java

• code

What coding language is good for creating video games?

• Java

• SQL

• C++

• both Java and C++