ALGORITHMS AND PROGRAMMING

Unit 11.1A:

Starter activity - Event Driven Imagine an icon on your desktop and list the

events that are taking place;

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Left click

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Lesson Objectives

1. know the basics of linear non-linear programming

2. describe programming languages, dividing them into types: low-level and high-level (algorithmic, procedural, object-oriented)

3. know the basics of parallel programming

Programming a robot

One of you is going to act as a robot. In your groups, come up with smallest

set of commands need to get the robot to pick up and put paper, into a bin.

You will have 7 minutes to prepare this task

The importance here is for you here is to find a small instruction set to solve a complex problem.

high level & low level languages

Definition of each type of language

Comparison of each type of language

Uses and examples of how these are

used or have been used in the real world

high level & low level languages In pairs, compare high level to low level languages.

Using the resources given to you and anything you can

find, create a presentation, slideshow, dialogue, mind

map or even a song to explore this topic.

http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse_computing/ocr/GCSE_A45

1_topics.html

http://www.teach-ict.com/as_as_computing/ocr/H447/F45

3_home.html

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/A-level_Computing/AQA

single and parallel processors

In pairs, compare high level to low level languages.

Using the resources given to you and anything you

can find, create a presentation, slideshow, dialogue,

mind map or even a song to explore this topic. http://www.commoncraft.com/videolist?qt-cc_video_

quicktab=0#qt-cc_video_quicktab

http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse_new/gcse_ict_home.html

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/A-level_Computing/AQA/Computer_Components,_The_Stored_Program_Concept_and_the_Internet