ACARA Digital Technologies Years 7–8 Crossword: Binary Number Representation and Acquiring and Storing Data (Modules 204–236)
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Read each clue and write the matching term in the grid. Numbers in brackets show the letters in each word.
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- 4. Word 2 of the term in 3 Down: Computers ___ binary because _____ ________ has two ______ (3)
- 5. The group of people you actually ask in a survey. A bigger, fairer ______ gives more trustworthy data than asking only a few friends. (6)
- 6. Typing each survey answer in its own cell, one row per person, using the same spelling and format every time (Yes, not yes or Y), and leaving the cell blank if there is no answer. Word 1 of: __________ data entry (10)
- 9. A micro:bit block that returns the temperature reading in degrees Celsius as a number. You can show it with basic.showNumber() or store it in a variable. Word 1 of: _____.temperature() (5)
- 10. A reading far from the rest or impossible, like -999. It may mean the sensor is faulty or in the wrong place, so check it before you use it. (7)
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- 1. A closed ______ gives fixed choices to pick from, like multiple choice or a rating scale. An open ______ lets people write their own answer, so it is harder to count. Word 4 of: closed vs open ________ (8)
- 2. A tool that makes random sample data, with fields and rows you choose, to practise with when real data is not available. You can export it to a spreadsheet. It is test data, not real data. Word 2 of: data _________ (9)
- 3. A clear explanation says digital ______ has two states (on and off), so it stores numbers as 0s and 1s, and it gives the reason using the word because. Word 6 of: Computers ___ binary because _____ ________ has two ______ (8)
- 7. Storage keeps each bit as one of two physical conditions, such as charged or not charged, magnetised one way or the other, or a pit or a flat area. One condition is 0 and the other is 1. Word 3 of: two physical ______ (6)
- 8. Word 5 of the term in 3 Down: Computers ___ binary because _____ ________ has two ______ (5)
Answer Key
ACARA Digital Technologies Years 7–8 · Modules 204–236
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4USE — Word 2 of the term in 3 Down: Computers ___ binary because _____ ________ has two ______
5SAMPLE — The group of people you actually ask in a survey. A bigger, fairer ______ gives more trustworthy data than asking only a few friends.
6CONSISTENT — Typing each survey answer in its own cell, one row per person, using the same spelling and format every time (Yes, not yes or Y), and leaving the cell blank if there is no answer. Word 1 of: __________ data entry
9INPUT — A micro:bit block that returns the temperature reading in degrees Celsius as a number. You can show it with basic.showNumber() or store it in a variable. Word 1 of: _____.temperature()
10OUTLIER — A reading far from the rest or impossible, like -999. It may mean the sensor is faulty or in the wrong place, so check it before you use it.
Down
1QUESTION — A closed ______ gives fixed choices to pick from, like multiple choice or a rating scale. An open ______ lets people write their own answer, so it is harder to count. Word 4 of: closed vs open ________
2GENERATOR — A tool that makes random sample data, with fields and rows you choose, to practise with when real data is not available. You can export it to a spreadsheet. It is test data, not real data. Word 2 of: data _________
3HARDWARE — A clear explanation says digital ______ has two states (on and off), so it stores numbers as 0s and 1s, and it gives the reason using the word because. Word 6 of: Computers ___ binary because _____ ________ has two ______
7STATES — Storage keeps each bit as one of two physical conditions, such as charged or not charged, magnetised one way or the other, or a pit or a flat area. One condition is 0 and the other is 1. Word 3 of: two physical ______
8THEIR — Word 5 of the term in 3 Down: Computers ___ binary because _____ ________ has two ______