Year 7 Microbit Assessment

What are the inputs and outputs on the Microbit?

• Button A

• Button B

• LED Lights

• CPU (Processor)

What does selection allow a program to do? Selection uses IF, and ELSE.

• It will continue to repeat and never end

• Allows a program to make a choice/decision depending on the criteria.  

• It's place to store information in code. 

• It will continue to repeat for an x number of times

What is the purpose of a forever loop?

• It will continue to repeat and never end

• Allows a program to make a choice/decision depending on the criteria.  

• It's place to store information in code. 

• It will continue to repeat for an x number of times

What is a variable?

• It will continue to repeat and never end

• Allows a program to make a choice/decision depending on the criteria.  

• It's place to store information in code. 

• It will continue to repeat for an x number of times

When creating variables, what should variable names always be?

• Variable names should start with a number

• Variable names can be two or more words with spaces in between

• Variable names can be called anything

• Variable names should always be meaningful/ relatable 

When will this program start?

• This program will start on shake

• This program will start when button A is pressed

• This program will start automatically

• This program will start when button B is pressed

Can you explain three things that are taking place in code below

• 1. When the B button are pressed. 

  2. It will show the LED lights

  3. The program will then wait/pause for 3 seconds.

• 1. When the A button are pressed. 

  2. It will show an Image called sleep . 

  3. The program will then wait/pause for 5000 seconds.

• 1. When the A and b buttons are pressed. 

  2. It will show an Image called sleep . 

  3. The program will then wait/pause for 5 seconds.

• 1. When the A and b buttons are pressed. 

  2. It will show an Image called love . 

  3. The program will then wait/pause for 5000 seconds.

What is the role of the CPU?

• To input data into the microbit

• To process data or instructions

• To output data into the microbit

• To store data into the microbit

Select TWO advantages of emails

• Its faster than sending a letter

• Its slower than sending a letter

• You can send to multiple people at the same time

• You can only send to one person

Convert the following 8-bit binary values into their denary (base 10) equivalent. You must show your working out. 

• 53

• 50

• 55

• 56