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Lord Bills Year 8 Computing Microbit

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A sensor is an:

a)

Output device

b)

Input Device

2.

A BBC Microbit is a....

a)

Display

b)

Speaker

c)

programmable pocket-sized computer

d)

Hard Disk

3.

The LEDs on the BBC Microbit are the:

a)

Display

b)

Speaker

c)

programmable pocket-sized computer

d)

Hard Disk

4.

The BBC Microbit does not have a....

a)

Display

b)

Speaker

c)

programmable pocket-sized computer

d)

Hard Disk

5.

What does this code block do?

a)

When button A is pressed, the code in here will run

b)

Code in here will run once when the BBC Microbit is switched on

c)

When the microbit is shaken the code in here will run

d)

Code in here will run continually when the BBC Microbit is switched on

6.

What does this code block do?

a)

When button A is pressed, the code in here will run

b)

Code in here will run once when the BBC Microbit is switched on

c)

When the microbit is shaken the code in here will run

d)

Code in here will run continually when the BBC Microbit is switched on

7.

What does this code block do?

a)

When button A is pressed, the code in here will run

b)

Code in here will run once when the BBC Microbit is switched on

c)

When the microbit is shaken the code in here will run

d)

Code in here will run continually when the BBC Microbit is switched on

8.

What will the Microbit do when this program is ran?

a)

Show Hello Year 8! Only

b)

Continually repeat the following: Show the Heart Images 4 times, before showing 'Hello Year 8!'

c)

Show the Heart Images 4 times, before showing 'Hello Year 8!'

d)

Show Heart Images Only

9.

What is a variable?

a)

Data that is stored and that can change while a program is running

b)

Data that cannot change while a program is running

c)

an accelerometer

d)

LEDs

10.

What is the name of the editor that you used to code your microbit?

a)

Scratch

b)

Flowol

c)

Audacity

d)

Makecode

11.

Where can you find the code blocks to repeat an instruction?

a)

Variable

b)

Basic

c)

Loop

d)

Input

12.

Where can you find the code blocks to design images for the LED display

a)

Variable

b)

Basic

c)

Loop

d)

Input

13.

Where can you find the code blocks for the A & B buttons and 'On Shake?'?

a)

Variable

b)

Basic

c)

Loop

d)

Input

14.

How do you connect a microbit to a computer?

a)

String

b)

BUS Cable

c)

USB Cable

d)

SUB Cable

15.

What is an algorithm?

a)

Is always expressed as a computer program

b)

Can only be carried out by a computer

c)

A step by step set of instructions to complete a task

d)

Can be carried out by a person or a computer