Computer Discoveries Pre-Assessment/SGO

Which TWO of the following are the best ways to define a computer? (Choose TWO)

• a machine that works with information to help people with thinking tasks

• a machine with a screen and a keyboard

• a machine that can connect to the phone

• a machine that inputs, outputs, stores, and processes information

• a machine that uses electricity (from a cable or battery)

Two classes want to improve their school. One class wants to shorten the amount of time students wait in the lunch line. Another class wants to increase school spirit. Which problem is better defined?

• lunch line, because it is clear how you would know that people are waiting less time, but harder to know what school spirit would look like

• lunch line, because it is easier to create rules around standing in line, but harder to make rules about school spirit

• school spirit, because you can always have more school spirit, but the lunch line might already be as short as possible

• school spirit, because it is a better thing for students to do, but the adults should be in charge of the lunch line

What does HTML stand for?

• Highlighted Marking Language

• Cascading Style Sheets

• Hypertext Markup Language

What does CSS stand for?

• Common Stored Styles

• Cascading Style Sheets

• Common Style Sheets

• Cascading Stored Sheets

If you are identifying the problem you are trying to solve, figuring out what your constraints are and determining what success will look like, what part of the problem-solving process are you working on?

• define

• prepare

• try

• reflect

If you are brainstorming and researching possible solutions, comparing pros and cons and/or making a plan, what part of the problem-solving process are you working on?

• define

• prepare

• try

• reflect

If you are attempting to put your plan into action, what part of the problem-solving process are you working on?

• define

• prepare

• try

• reflect

If you are comparing your results to the goals you set, determining what you can learn to do better next time, and/or identifying new problems that were discovered, what part of the problem-solving process are you working on?

• define

• prepare

• try

• reflect

My partner and I have determined that we must design a boat out of foil that holds as many pennies as possible without sinking. What part of the problem-solving process am I working on?

• define

• prepare

• try

• reflect

My partner and I discuss what we think will be the best way to build our boat to hold many pennies and write down what we are going to do. What part of the problem-solving process are we working on?

• define

• prepare

• try

• reflect