Basic programming and electronics concepts

Zoe is deciding whether to go for a walk or stay indoors. She considers the weather and potential outcomes of each choice. What role do conditionals play in her decision making?

• Conditionals guide decision making by evaluating scenarios and potential outcomes.

• Conditionals are irrelevant in everyday choices.

• Conditionals only apply to mathematical problems.

• Conditionals eliminate the need for decision making entirely.

Organize these options into the correct categories

Groups:

(a) Sensors

,

(b) Actuators

• LED LIGHT

• FAN MOTOR

• LCD DISPLAY

• POTENTIOMETER

• TOUCH BUTTON

• PUSH BUTTON

• LED MATRIX

• JOYSTICK

• RGB LEDS

• SERVO MOTOR

• ULTRASONIC

• BUZZER

• LINE FOLLOWER

A ​ (a)   is an ​ (b)   that detects ​ (c)   and converts them into ​ (d)   .

• actuator
• sensor
• electronic device
• mechanical device
• physical stimuli
• logical operation
• electrical signals
• mechanical movement

An ​ (a)   is a device that converts energy into ​ (b)   motion or action.

• sensor
• actuator
• mechanical
• electrical

Look at the image of WALL·E and identify which electronic components could be in each part of the robot.

a

b

c

d

Ultrasonic sensor

Touch button

Servo motors

DC motor

For each item, decide whether it represents a variable or not a variable.

Groups:

(a) Variable

,

(b) Not a variable

• totalCost

• score

• userName

• Belize

• Hello, World!

• calculateSum

• age

• 100

Examine the provided program, identify and locate its basic programming concepts.

a

b

c

d

variable

loop

event

conditional