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Module 1 Quiz

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This quiz has 8 questions about everything you learned in Module 1. Get 6 or more right and you have mastered this module. You can do it!

Quiz Info

8 questions about computers, instructions, algorithms, and Scratch
To pass: Get 6 or more correct (out of 8)
You can try again as many times as you want
After you submit: You will see which ones you got right and learn from the ones you missed
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1 What does a computer actually do?

It thinks and comes up with its own ideas
It follows instructions, one step at a time
It guesses what you want it to do
It only plays games and shows videos

2 What is an algorithm?

A type of computer that is very fast
A special kind of keyboard
A step-by-step list of instructions for how to do something
A game you play with friends

3 Why is the ORDER of instructions important?

It is not important -- you can do steps in any order
Doing steps in the wrong order can give you the wrong result
The computer likes things to look neat
Only the first step matters

4 In the peanut butter sandwich challenge, why did the parent do silly things with the instructions?

Because the parent was being mean
Because the instructions were not specific enough, just like what happens with computers
Because the parent did not know how to make a sandwich
Because sandwiches are hard to make

5 What is a "bug" in programming?

An insect that got inside the computer
A special feature that makes programs run faster
A mistake in a program that causes it to do something wrong
A type of Scratch block

6 In Scratch, what is the "stage"?

The area where you drag and snap blocks together
The area where sprites perform and your project comes to life
The menu bar at the top of the screen
The list of saved projects

7 When you snap Scratch blocks together, what order do they run in?

Bottom to top
All at the same time
In random order
Top to bottom, one at a time

8 What does "debugging" mean?

Adding more bugs to a program
Deleting a whole program and starting over
Finding and fixing mistakes in a program
Making a program run slower

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