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Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
A set of instructions that a computer executes to achieve a particular objective.
microcontroller
execute
program
A small computer on a single integrated circuit containing a processor, memory, and programmable inputs and outputs.
microcontroller
processor
Information or signals put into a computer system.
input
Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) antenna
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.
physical computing
flowchart
To carry out or put into effect.
execute
output
A semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current.
light-emitting diode (LED)
flowchart
To break a problem down into smaller pieces.
interference
decompose
An antenna used to create a personal area network that uses low energy to power Bluetooth wireless technology
Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) antenna
input
Information or signals produced or delivered by a computer system.
Bluetooth® technology
output
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.
block-based programming
algorithmic thinking
A chip that processes information and data from input and delivers information or data as an output.
processor
input
An ordered set of instructions that are used to carry out a task.
output
algorithm
A standard, short-range wireless connection for electronic devices.
Bluetooth® technology
Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) antenna
A standard, short-range wireless connection for electronic devices.
Bluetooth® technology
microcontroller
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.
computer science
interference
A command that performs different actions depending on whether a condition is true or false.
conditional statement
flowchart
A simulator that imitates a program or events.
processor
emulator
The process of solving problems using a series of steps.
decompose
algorithmic thinking
Building interactive physical systems using software and hardware that can sense and respond to the analog world.
computer science
physical computing
An interruption or break in a signal or transmission from one device to another.
Bluetooth® technology
interference
Repeating a process to yield results successively closer to the goal.
processor
iteration
Scientists who apply their knowledge of computation to creating solutions using a computer system.
computer scientists
Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) antenna
