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PLTW vocabulary

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A set of instructions that a computer executes to achieve a particular objective.

a)

microcontroller

b)

execute

c)

program

2.

A small computer on a single integrated circuit containing a processor, memory, and programmable inputs and outputs.

a)

microcontroller

b)

processor

3.

Information or signals put into a computer system.

a)

input

b)

Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) antenna

4.

A diagram that represents an algorithm, work flow, or process, and uses geometric symbols connected by arrows to show the direction of the flow of action.

a)

physical computing

b)

flowchart

5.

To carry out or put into effect.

a)

execute

b)

output

6.

A semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current.

a)

light-emitting diode (LED)

b)

flowchart

7.

To break a problem down into smaller pieces.

a)

interference

b)

decompose

8.

An antenna used to create a personal area network that uses low energy to power Bluetooth wireless technology

a)

Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) antenna

b)

input

9.

Information or signals produced or delivered by a computer system.

a)

Bluetooth® technology

b)

output

10.

An introductory programming method. Unlike traditional, text-based programming, block-based coding is a drag-and-drop programming environment where code blocks snap together to form a program.

a)

block-based programming

b)

algorithmic thinking

11.

A chip that processes information and data from input and delivers information or data as an output.

a)

processor

b)

input

12.

An ordered set of instructions that are used to carry out a task.

a)

output

b)

algorithm

13.

A standard, short-range wireless connection for electronic devices.

a)

Bluetooth® technology

b)

Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) antenna

14.

A standard, short-range wireless connection for electronic devices.

a)

Bluetooth® technology

b)

microcontroller

15.

The science of creating artifacts and solving problems using the help of a computer. Some of the areas of focus include software engineering, programming, data analysis, algorithms, graphics, and animation.

a)

computer science

b)

interference

16.

A command that performs different actions depending on whether a condition is true or false.

a)

conditional statement

b)

flowchart

17.

A simulator that imitates a program or events.

a)

processor

b)

emulator

18.

The process of solving problems using a series of steps.

a)

decompose

b)

algorithmic thinking

19.

Building interactive physical systems using software and hardware that can sense and respond to the analog world.

a)

computer science

b)

physical computing

20.

An interruption or break in a signal or transmission from one device to another.

a)

Bluetooth® technology

b)

interference

21.

Repeating a process to yield results successively closer to the goal.

a)

processor

b)

iteration

22.

Scientists who apply their knowledge of computation to creating solutions using a computer system.

a)

computer scientists

b)

Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) antenna