TOPIC 1: COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

Introduction to programming

ACTIVITIES SOLUTIONS FOR Y10-01-CT1

Activity 1
Write a program to print out ‘Hello World’.

Activity 2
Write a program that writes your name on the screen.

Activity 3
Complete the table below. Predict what the code snippet will output, then write what happens
when you type the code into the interpreter.

Code Prediction Actual output

15

4.4

25

88

Activity 4
 Copy and run this code:

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TOPIC 1: COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

Introduction to programming

 Amend this code to:

o output the result of the calculation
o include a variable for the depth of the shape
o calculate the volume of the shape (area * depth)
Note: volume = height × width × depth.

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