Events and Actions: Interactive Games · Algorithms & Programming

Input and Output

Exploring how physical actions like clicking or pressing keys interact with software.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the computer know which key I have pressed?
  2. 2What are the different ways a human can give a command to a machine?
  3. 3Can a computer ever act without an input from a human or another machine?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS2: Computing - Computer SystemsKS2: Computing - Programming
Year: Year 3
Subject: Computing
Unit: Events and Actions: Interactive Games
Period: Algorithms & Programming

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