WorksheetsAlgorithm and programming
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is an Algorithm?
A picture that you use to make a program
A precise set of instructions
Shapes and symbols connected together
Breaking a problem down into smaller tasks
A good algorithm must be:
ambiguous
simple
open-ended
detailed
Which statement is NOT correct?
Algorithm is a computer language that a computer understands.
Algorithm has a set of instructions to follow.
One of examples of algorithms is a cooking recipe.
To tell a computer to do something, a program must be written in a computer language.
Which is NOT an example of algorithm?
Poem
Car manual
Written note for how to make a cup of tea
Recipe
Which statement is NOT correct?
Programming is writing computer code.
Programming is for computers to do a task.
Algorithms are used by everyone.
Computer program understands a human language.
What is a programming language?
Written English
A language that computer creates.
A language that a computer understands.
A series of step by step instructions
Which statement is NOT true?
There are many different programming languages.
Scratch is not a programming language.
Programmers are like translators who knows how to talk to computers.
Instructions for computers have to be precise and clear.
What is wrong with the following "code" for opening a bottle?
1. Grip cap with index finger and thumb
2. Remove cap
3. Twist counter-clock-wise until seal is broken
too many steps
not specific
function doesn't apply to every bottle
instructions are out of sequence
Why is learning to program an important skill?
Because we all need to know how computers work
It teaches us how to solve problems
Without it we will not be able to fix our computers in the future
There is no reason to learn programming
