Year 8 Homework 1

Name

Class

What is the main function of programming?

• To make machines understand human language

• To cook food

• To create music

• To design clothes

Which of the following is NOT a programming language?

• HTML

• C++

• Python

• Java

What do programming languages use to give instructions to machines?

• Commands

• Songs

• Games

• Pictures

What is an algorithm compared to in the video?

• A book

• A song

• A game

• A recipe

What is the output when baking a cake?

• The recipe

• The baked cake

• The oven

• The ingredients

What is programming?

• Creating a website

• Browsing the internet

• Using a computer to play games

• Writing computer code to create a program to solve a problem

What is an algorithm?

• A sequence of logical instructions for carrying out a task

• A type of computer

• A programming language

• A computer game

What is pseudocode?

• A computer language

• A computer game

• A method of writing up a set of instructions for a computer program using plain English

• A type of computer code