March 2016
Beginner
320 pages
6h 1m
English
Content preview from Adventures in Coding
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- application
- A set of programming commands that follow each other in a particular order to accomplish tasks. Application is another name for a computer program.
- argument
- Any value that is sent into a program or a custom block.
- array
- A variable that can hold multiple values using the same name.
- backdrop
- What displays behind your sprites on the Stage. A costume for the Stage sprite.
- block
- A puzzle-piece shape in Scratch that is used to create commands.
- Boolean block
- A hexagonally shaped Scratch block that stands for a true or false value.
- branching
- Programming commands that choose between multiple paths.
- broadcasting
- In Scratch, a broadcast sends a secret message that only sprites can tune into and hear.
- bug
- Anything that causes your program to run incorrectly or not at all.
- cap block
- A Scratch block that is used to stop a script or project.
- C-block
- A C-block is a Scratch block that stack blocks can fit into. They perform loops or make decisions.
- chat bot
- A program that talks, or chats, with people.
- coding
- A common name for computer programming. When you code, you’re using a computer language to tell computers what to do.
- command
- An instruction, written in a programming language, that tells a computer to do a task.
- comment
- A note that you leave in a program that’s intended to be read by people rather than computers.
- conductor
- A channel that electricity can travel ...
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