As we near the end of our Computing topic, this Talk Time will help you to reflect on your learning.
I know and can use the topic vocabulary from this half term.
Years 1 and 2:
- algorithm – a sequence of instructions or a set of rules to get something done.
- program – a collection of algorithms
- debug – to find and fix errors in algorithms
- computer – a type of machine that can follow instructions and do useful things
- password – a string of letters, numbers or symbols which give you access to something (eg a computer, a service like NumBots)
- personal information – something that can be used to identify you (eg age, school, address, password)
- appropriate – something that is suitable
Years 3 and 4:
- computer – a machine that can input, process and output data
- program – a collection of algorithms
- repetition – to repeat the execution of certain instructions
- sequence – to arrange instructions in a particular order
- logical reasoning – helps us explain why something happens
- sprite – a 2D character in a computer game
- decomposition – the process of breaking down a task into smaller, more manageable parts
- input – data sent to a computer system from a device (eg keyboard, mouse, microphone)
- output – data sent out of a computer system via a device (eg monitor, printer, speaker)
- digital footprint – information about a particular person that exists on the internet as a result of their online activity
Years 5 and 6:
- computer – a machine that can input, process, store and output data
- computer network – a collection of interconnected computer systems which ‘talk’ to each other by exchanging data
- internet – a huge global computer network
- decomposition – the process of breaking down a task into smaller, more manageable parts
- repetition – to repeat the execution of certain instructions
- selection – choosing to execute one set of instructions over another
- variable – something that is stored in a program and can be changed or used (eg a timer, a score, a number of lives left)
- logical reasoning – helps us to explain why something happens
- simulation – modelling a real-world or imaginary situation
For your discussions at home, think about the learning that has happened in your Computing lessons. What was your favourite lesson and why? Refer to the list of vocabulary for your year group.