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BBC Learning WHAT IS CODING

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    On a computer, you can do
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    all sorts of things; play games,
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    do your homework,
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    or talk to friends!
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    All these things are done using
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    computer programmes.
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    But what are programmes made from?
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    Computer programs are made out of their
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    own special language called code!
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    "Please walk Mr.Mouse"
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    A computer can't think for itself
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    and you can't talk to it like a person.
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    It needs computer programmes so it knows
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    what to do.
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    "Step 100: Backwards"
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    Code is made out of words and numbers.
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    Sometimes its made from words
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    you already know!
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    You can learn how to put these words
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    in order so the computer understands
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    what to do.
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    "Step 10: Forwards"
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    You can change the numbers and the words
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    to choose what happens in your
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    own programme!
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    There are lots more things you can do;
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    It is your code so you can choose.
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    It's up to you and your imagination!
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BBC Learning WHAT IS CODING
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Duration:
01:08

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