Year 8 - End of year assessment

When using Rapid Router, can you explain how using loops or functions makes your code better?

• What do you think the most important part of an algorithm is and why?

How does testing your code help you improve it?

How do loops help make your code easier to write and understand?

What is the difference between a condition and loop?

What is sequencing in programming and why is it important for solving a level?

What does ‘debugging’ mean and how do you approach it when you're stuck?

What is the highest binary Number from the options bellow?

• 0001

• 0010

• 0011

• 0101

Convert 196 to binary

• 11000110

• 11000100

• 11010100

• 
  11100100

Why do computers use binary instead of normal (decimal) numbers?