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BBC Microbit Quiz (1)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the BBC micro bit?
a)

A computer designed for year 7 students in the United Kingdom

b)

A micro-controller platform designed by the BBC

c)

A computer that's been shrunk down to a single chip

d)

A computer used to create documents

2.

What are micro-controllers good at?

a)

Running multiple applications at once

b)

Controlling and sensing electrical signals through their pins

c)

Playing Minecraft

d)

Consuming more power than a full-sized computer

3.
What are some examples of things that are controlled by microcontrollers?
a)

Digital watches, mice, and microwave ovens

b)

Gas pumps and robots

c)

Greenhouses and handheld video game systems

d)

All of the above

4.
What is the purpose of the compass on the micro bit?
a)

To help us find north

b)

To let us know which way is down

c)

To restart our program

d)

To make the micro bit more portable

5.
What programming language will be used to program the micro bit?
a)

Java

b)

C++

c)

Python

d)

Ruby

6.
What does "from micro bit import star" mean?
a)

We want to use all the objects and functions available in the micro bit library

b)

We want to import only the display function from the micro bit library

c)

We want to create a new micro bit library

d)

We want to delete the micro bit library

7.
What is the purpose of the while true loop?
a)

To execute the program once

b)

To execute the program multiple times

c)

To delete the program

d)

To restart the program

8.
What does the display.scroll method do?
a)

Scrolls text across the display

b)

Turns off the LED array

c)

Changes the color of the LED array

d)

Plays a sound

9.
What is the purpose of the USB port on the micro bit?
a)

To control and sense electrical signals through their pins

b)

To make the micro bit more portable

c)

To send the program from our computer to the microcontroller

d)

To restart our program

10.
What should you do after plugging in the micro bit?
a)

Play the little demo games that follow

b)

Write some code on your computer

c)

Open up a browser and navigate to microbit.co.uk/app

d)

Delete the initial code provided by micro Python

11.
What is a pixel?
a)

A small element on a digital display device

b)

A collection of red, green, and blue lights

c)

A tiny square on a computer screen

d)

A controllable LED on the micro bit

12.
How many pixels are in the micro bit's LED array?
a)

5 by 5

b)

1920 by 1080

c)

25

d)

6 by 6

13.
What colour are the pixels on the micro bit?
a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

White

14.
What is the purpose of the micro Python library?
a)

To create images on the micro bit

b)

To import ready-made images

c)

To access the buttons on the micro bit

d)

To write scripts for the micro bit

15.
How do you draw an image on the LED array using micro Python?
a)

By scrolling text

b)

By using the show method

c)

By importing an image object

d)

By writing a while true loop statement

16.
What is the purpose of the button objects in the micro bit library?
a)

To close a circuit whenever they're pressed

b)

To determine if the buttons have been pushed

c)

To change the execution of the program

d)

To evaluate to true or false

17.
What is a conditional statement?
a)

A statement that evaluates to true or false

b)

A statement that changes the execution of the program

c)

A statement that creates an image on the LED array

d)

A statement that accesses the buttons on the micro bit

18.

What is this diagram showing?

a)

Processor

b)

Compass

c)

Push Button A and B

d)

Battery Connector

19.

What would the output be?

a)

7

b)

14

c)

11

d)

10

20.

What's the output?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C