Microbit Quiz

What is the BBC micro bit?

• A computer designed for year 7 students in the United Kingdom

• A micro-controller platform designed by the BBC

• A computer that's been shrunk down to a single chip

• A computer used to create documents

What are micro-controllers good at?

• Running multiple applications at once

• Controlling and sensing electrical signals through their pins

• Playing Minecraft

• Consuming more power than a full-sized computer

There are four ways to write code for the Microbit. Which of these is NOT one of them

• Scratch
• Blocks
• Touch Develop
• Javascript

When you practice work with a "virtual" Microbit on-screen it is called

• An emulator
• A Starbucks latte
• A blueberry muffin
• A ham&cheese toastie

Which device on the back of the Microbit lets you detect movement?

• Compass
• Bluetooth
• RAM
• Accelerometer

Which of these is the brain of the Microbit?

• RAM
• CPU
• Accelerometer
• Compass

How many computer bits in a byte?

• 4

• 1

• 8

• 16

What is the part within the red boxes called?

• Input buttons
• Ground
• CPU
• Micro-usb connector

Which of these does the Microbit NOT have

• A temperature sensor
• A compass (magnetometer)
• Motion detector (accelerometer)
• A lie detector

Which of the following is an input for the microbit?

• Press button C

• On shake

• Drop it on the desk

• Show a string