1 Programming for a purpose

Skill 12 M P
Predicting the outcome
When you create a program, or part of a program, you should dry-run it to see if it will Key term
work. This involves predicting what the program will do. If you run it through and it
doesn’t give the correct outcome, then you know it probably won’t work. Dry-run: follow
a piece of code
To dry-run a program, you need to perform each of the commands, by pretending you
without using a
are the computer.
computer. Read
Look at this Scratch program: there are two Sprites: the cat and balloon. each line and do
what it says to see if
it works.

The blocks shown are for the cat.

There is a new block here:

Block Description
The Sprite will turn to point in the
direction shown.
90 = it will face the right
–90 = it will face the left
0 = it will face up
180 = it will face down

1 What will happen when the up arrow is pressed? Find the code that runs when the up
arrow is pressed.
Read each line of code pretending to be the computer. What will happen?
•• The cat will change to the next costume.
•• It will point up (direction 0) and it will move 10 steps.

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 3 Networks for a purpose

Activity 5
Write a letter to Dinesh, describing two management tasks that he will need to
perform on the network.

Activity 6
Edit your letter from Activity 5.
Add a paragraph to tell Dinesh why it is important he considers the security of his
network.
Tell Dinesh what he needs to do to help keep his network secure.

Challenge
All the networks shown so far have been star networks. This is the network topology. The
connecting device (hub, switch or router) is central with all devices connected to it.
Key terms
Star topology:
a network where
all computers
connect to a central
component.
Mesh topology: a
network where all
computers connect
to each other.

There are other topologies that can include switches, but don’t always. Here are two
other topologies:
1 A mesh network topology tries to connect devices to as many other devices as it can.

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 4 Video or animation for a purpose

To add pre-recorded sound, or sound already within Adobe Spark, click on the Music menu.
You will first need to click on the frame that you want the sound to appear on, then select
one of the sounds from the menu, or click on ‘Add my music’ to choose a file you have
already saved.

Activity 5.1
Add a soundtrack to your animation about your hobbies from Activity 3.6.

Activity 5.2
Add a narration to your video about your favourite subject from Activity 4.1.

Activity 5.3
Add a soundtrack, or sound effect to part of your video about your favourite subject
from Activity 4.1.

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