Computer Programming Concepts for CS Week

Question 1

What is an algorithm?

Accepted Answer

A yummy dessert., Former Vice President of the United States., Step by step ordered instructions.

Question 2

What is a computer bug?

Accepted Answer

A mistake in coding that you must troubleshoot., Insects that eat the food that drops on your computer.

Question 3

What is a computer program?

Accepted Answer

A show on TV that a computer has created., A series of steps that a computer can follow.

Question 4

What is code?

Accepted Answer

Way of behaving when you are programming with your friends., Set of instructions that a computer can execute.

Question 5

What is another word for debugging?

Accepted Answer

fumigating, troubleshooting, repeating

Question 6

How many different languages are available to program computers with?

Accepted Answer

2-99 Languages, Hundreds of Languages!, Only 1 language (Java)

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