first fact sheet

Question 1

Arduino program

Answer 1

called a sketch

Question 2

integrated development environment

Answer 2

asoftware applicationthat provides comprehensive facilities tocomputer programmersforsoftware development.

Question 3

The void setup

Answer 3

part of a sketch runs once and is the first set of commands that the Arduino runs.

Question 4

The void loop

Answer 4

part of a sketch runs continuously after the void setup instructions have been followed.

Question 5

debugger

Answer 5

searching for syntax errors, bugs, and other issues that might prevent the sketch from running successfully

Question 6

upload

Answer 6

compile the sketch and upload it onto the Arduino microprocessor.

Question 7

Serial command

Answer 7

creates a link to the serial monitor at a specified rate of data transmission.

Question 8

Serial Monitor

Answer 8

window in the Arduino IDE that can receive messages or data from the Arduino and show them on the computer screen.

Question 9

function

Answer 9

container for statements (lines of code) that tell the Arduino to do certain jobs.”

Question 10

library

Answer 10

a file or set of files that contains a set of values, variables, functions, drivers, etc

Question 11

Hardware

Answer 11

physical components or pieces of a computer, such as a keyboard, monitor, hard disk drive, motherboard, or USB port.

Question 12

Software

Answer 12

is the electronic or digital programs and instructions a computer uses to operate.

Question 13

Source code

Answer 13

is another name for the lines of code or written instructions that tell a computer or microprocessor what to do.

Question 14

compiler

Answer 14

takes source code and converts it into machine language (and eventually binary) which the computer can actually read and understand.

Question 15

argument

Answer 15

is a value or parameter used by a command or piece of code in a program

Question 16

syntax

Answer 16

the grammatical rules and structural patterns governing the ordered use of appropriate words and symbols for issuing commands, writing code, etc., in a particular software application or programming language

Question 17

software bug

Answer 17

is an error, flaw,failure, orfaultin a computer program orsystemthat causes it to produce an incorrect or unexpected result, or to behave in unintended ways

Question 18

debugger

Answer 18

a program that goes through lines of code and searches for “bugs” often times syntax errors or other issues.

Question 19

Digital signals

Answer 19

a combination of low/high, true/false, 1/0, or on/off. Digital signals are discrete, meaning they are either one thing or the other—there is no in-between.

Question 20

Analog signals

Answer 20

are continuous. They can be any value.

Question 21

Computers and microprocessors

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are digital devices

Question 22

5V signal

Answer 22

a “high” or “true” value

Question 23

0 V signal

Answer 23

represents a “low” or “false” value.

Question 24

threshold

Answer 24

a particular value above or below which a signal will or will not be processed.

Question 25

sensors

Answer 25

read range of values

Question 26

Pulse Width Modulation

Answer 26

a technique that allows a digital signal to be turned into an analog signal.

Question 27

computing

Answer 27

memory refers to the computer hardware devices used to store information for immediate use in a computer

Question 28

RAM or Random Access Memory

Answer 28

a type of fast access memory used for temporary storage

Question 29

disk drive

Answer 29

a slower-to-access type of memory that is more suitable for long term storage

Question 30

ROM or Read Only Memory

Answer 30

a type of memory that once recorded, cannot be changed, such as a CD-ROM.

Question 31

bit/binary digit

Answer 31

can be either a 1 or 0 (Or a high/low or true/false).

Question 32

byte

Answer 32

a unit of digital information that consists of 8 bits.