Coding For Sphere Pretest/posttest

What is coding?

• A series of inputs and outputs

• A series of Inputs

• A series of Outputs

Which of the following is a language used by coders to create a program?

• Netflix

• Internet

• Goggle

• JavaScript

Sphero robots move with basic instructions which are:

• Heading and speed

• Heading and duration

• heading, speed, and duration

• Speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

When coding, what is an operator?

• Someone to talk with when having problems coding

• Mathematical actions that modify or create values (directions for the code)

What are the three types of data you use when coding?

• Number ( -7 or 2.4849)

  String= letters, numbers, and punctuation.

  Boolean= one of the logic values true or false

• Numbers and String

• Boolean

Code needs to be structured so it can be interpreted by the robot. The following characters ; mean

• Ends a statement

• Contains a value

• Starts a program

• Separates values

Functions contain code that can be reused throughout your program, which helps organize complex logic.

• False

• True

What symbol indicates a comment

• //

• *

• " "

The goal of a computer program is to break down a complicated task into smaller commands with a programming language.

• True

• False

Sphero uses a C-based language. C-based language connects to 1’s and 0’s the computer uses. 1’s and 0’s are called:

• Beginning code

• Binary code

• Primary code

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-3