Y9 - CS - L01 - Programming Key Terms Quiz

Match the key term to the definition:

"a process or set of rules to be followed to solve a problem."

• Algorithm

• Control System

• Decomposition

• Input

Match the key term to the definition:

"One of the three constructs of programming. The other two constructs are sequence and loop."

• Selection Structures (Decisions)

• Flowchart

• Loop Structures

• Input

Match the key term to the definition:

"a device, or set of devices, that manages, commands, directs or regulates the behaviour of other devices or systems."

• Control System

• Flowchart

• Sub Routines

• Algorithm

Match the key term to the definition:

"A structure used to repeat a sequence of instructions until a particular condition is satisfied."

• Loop

• Sequencing

• Decision

• Algorithm

Match the key term to the definition:

"Putting instructions in the correct order so that they can be followed to complete a task."  

• Sequencing

• Loop

• Output

• Debug

Match the key term to the definition:

"To find and fix errors in an algorithm"

• Debug

• Flowchart

• Sub Routines

• Control System

Match the key term to the definition:

"a visual way of mapping out an algorithm so that you can easily see the decisions and actions it follows"

• Flowchart

• Decomposition

• Loop

• Algorithm

Match the key term to the definition:

"A Computational Thinking skill that you can use to break down a problem into smaller more manageable problems that can then be solved more easily."

• Decomposition

• Sequencing

• Output

• Control System

Match the key term to the definition:

"The name of a signal that a control system receives from a sensor informing it that an event has occurred e.g. a switch has been turned on."

• Input

• Output

Match the key term to the definition:

"The name of the signal that activates a change in the control system, such as switching on a light"

• Output

• Input