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Advantages of Pseudocode
                    It is language-independent and can be used by most programmers to express the design
                     in plain and natural language.
                    Programmers do not have to think about syntax, they simply have to concentrate on logic.
                    The focus is on the steps to solve a problem rather than how to use the computer
                     language.


                                          Coding fact


                   American computer scientist 'Margaret Hamilton,' wrote the computer code which
                   helped to save the Apollo moon landing mission.



                   Coding          uiz   03

                                                                                                      Subject Enrichment
                    Give one word answer to the following questions:
                    a.  What describes the steps of an algorithm in a

                        human-understandable language?                                  ........................................

                    b.  What do you need to concentrate on while writing
                        pseudocode?                                                     ........................................



                 GETTING STARTED WITH BLOCK CODING

                 Block-based coding uses drag and drop approach. It’s a programming activity to develop
                 computational  thinking.  You  can  use  coding  instruction  'blocks'  to  perform  a  variety
                 of tasks.





                                                      Coding Task            01                    Experiential Learning


                                               To display a message 'Hello World'
                  To perform the task, follow these steps:

                  Step 1:   Visit the link: https://arcade.makecode.com/, Makecode Arcade opens.


                  Step 2:   Click on 'New Project'             . Write the name of your project 'Hello World..!!',

                            and then click on 'Create'.








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