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PSP Unit Quiz
Graves Code.org CS Discoveries PSP Unit Quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Computer | A device that does math and works with information. |
| Input | Giving the computer instructions or data. |
| Output | Information a computer gives out or actions a device performs. |
| Storage | A computer keeping information, sometimes short term, sometimes long term. |
| Processing | how input becomes output |
| Counting | 1, 2, 3, 4... |
| Matching | Fred? -> Jane X -> Fred ! |
| Comparing | < = > |
| Condition | if ___, then ___ (else) ___ |
| Sorting | Placing things in order |
| Data | Information |
| Memory | Short-term storage for the CPU. |
| Define | Understanding the problem with all of its restrictions. Imagining who or what might be helped by the solution. |
| Prepare | Strategy, planning, research and brainstorming the solution to the problem |
| Reflect | Looking at why you succeeded or not |
| Try | Executing your plan, sketching or building prototypes |
| Problem-Solving Process | A method of solving problems often used by engineers |