Year 8 KCS 2024 Microbit And computing Asessment

Which of the following are data types used with MicroBits?

• String

• Number

• LED

• Block

What is microbit?

• Microbit is a type of insect.

• Microbit is a brand of microwave oven.

• Microbit is a term used in microbiology to describe a small organism.

• Microbit is a pocket-sized programmable computer

Identify the reset button

Explain what the following Code will do if you run it on the microbit: from microbit import *

• The code will show all faces

• Images are stored in a list and displayed at interval

• Images are stored in a list and displayed at interval with a delay of 100ms.

• Images are stored in a list and displayed at interval with a delay of 100ms. The images will loop

Explain what the following Code will do if you run it on the microbit: from microbit import *

• Images are stored in a list and displayed at interval with a delay of 100ms.

• The microbit will display a happy face and pause for 1 second and then display a sad face and loop

• The microbit will display a happy face and pause for 1 second and then display a sad face.

• The microbit will display a happy face and and then display a sad face.

Explain what the following Code will do if you run it on the microbit:

• • The device will display the text “YES”

  
  

• The device will display an image representing “YES”

• The device will turn off

• The device will show a tick if a is pressed and a x if b is pressed

What does Program 1 do?

• Displays Image.NO whenever button A is not pressed and Image.YES otherwise.

• Displays Image.NO as long as button A is not pressed and then displays Image.YES and terminates.

• Displays Image.NO forever. Image.YES will never be displayed.

What does Program 2 do?

• Displays Image.NO whenever button A is not pressed and Image.YES otherwise.

• Displays Image.NO as long as button A is not pressed and then displays Image.YES and terminates.

• Displays Image.NO forever. Image.YES will never be displayed.

Identify the 5 connection pins on the microbit

What does Program 3 do?

• Displays Image.NO whenever button A is not pressed and Image.YES otherwise.

• Displays Image.NO as long as button A is not pressed and then displays Image.YES and terminates.

• Displays Image.NO forever. Image.YES will never be displayed.