LESSON 5 - NXT PROGRAMMING QUIZ

The electronic component that controls the operation of the robot by following instructions contained in a stored program.

• Sensor

• NXT Brick

• Ports

• Robot

The designated areas for connecting sensors and/or motors to the NXT.

• Ports

• Robot

• Comment

• Code

An NXT sensor that detects physical contact (touch) and reports back to the NXT whether its contact area is being pushed in or not.

• Light Sensor

• Touch Sensor

• Sensor

• Sound Sensor

What is the name the programming grouping palette attached.

• Action

• Common

• Sensor

• Flow

What is the name the programming grouping palette attached.

• Action

• Common

• Sensor

• Flow

General term for any command or group of commands in a program. In the NXT Programming Software, this is one or more blocks.

• Code

• Ports

• Robot

• Comment

A machine that is able to interact with and respond to its environment. characterized by three central capabilities: the ability to Sense, the ability to Plan, and the ability to Act.

• Taskbot

• Ports

• Code

• Robot

What is the name the programming grouping palette attached.

• Action

• Common

• Sensor

• Data

Software used for programming the NXT robot.

• Lego Mindstorms Education Software

• Behaviors

• Light Sensor

• Sensor

Anything a robot "does," including both observable actions (e.g. move forward for 10 cm) and internal actions (e.g. add 1 to a variable in the program).

• Sensor

• Robot

• Ports

• Behaviors