WorksheetsCoding Vocabulary
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
An error in a program that prevents the program from running as expected.
bug
debugging
workplane
code
Finding and fixing problems in your algorithm or program.
debugging
bug
algorithm
code
One or more commands or algorithm(s) designed to be carried out by a computer.
code
loop
sprite
event
The action of doing something over and over again.
loop
sprite
event
debugging
A program that tells the computer what to do. A list of steps used to finish a task.
algorithm
workplane
code
blockly
A drag and drop text-based programming language used to learn the basics of coding.
blockly
algorithm
loop
sprite
a computer graphic that may be moved on-screen.
sprite
event
blockly
loop
A term used by developers that means to improve the way your code is written while still making sure it performs the same action.
refactor
nested loop
pattern matching
bug
Finding similarities between things.
pattern matching
variable
event
command
Statements that run only under certain conditions or situations.
conditionals
nested loop
command
refactor
A placeholder for a piece of information that can change.
variable
event
command
sequencing
An action that causes something to happen.
event
command
sequencing
decompose
An instruction for the computer.
command
variable
pattern matching
program
Putting commands in correct order so computers can read the commands.
sequencing
program
variable
conditionals
An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.
program
conditionals
command
sequencing
A light-emitting diode.
LED
gyroscope
variable
function
A math statement used to modify a number.
operator
comparator
gyroscope
function
Compares two values and then calls conditional logic if the comparison is true.
comparator
operator
function
pseudocode
Device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity.
gyroscope
pseudocode
comparator
LED
A placeholder for a piece of information that can change.
variable
function
conditional
gyroscope
A loop command that tells you to do something only up to the point that something becomes true.
loop until
pseudocode
LED
event
A plain language description of the steps in an algorithm or another system.
pseudocode
sprite
loop until
variable
