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An Introduction to


                       Scratch Programming



                                                                                  Chapter
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                            Your Aim

                            to learn about:
                               Program and Programming Languages                    Starting Scratch
                               Choosing a New Sprite                                Resizing the Sprite
                               Deleting a Sprite                                    Choosing a Backdrop

                               Scratch Blocks                                       Full Screen Mode
                               Creating a New Project                               Saving the Project
                               Opening an Existing Project                          Exiting Scratch



                 Scratch is a block-based programming language. It has a free programmable toolkit
                 that enables you to create your own games, animated stories and interactive art
                 and share their creations with one another over the Internet. You can drag and
                 combine code blocks to make a range of programs, including animations, stories,

                 musical instruments and games.

                     PROGRAM AND PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

                 A program is a set of instructions given to the CPU in a proper sequence to
                 complete a task. Programs are written in a computer language with a pre-defined
                 Syntax. Syntax is the grammar of a computer language.

                 A computer language is an interface between a computer and human beings
                 (user). It is a set of words, symbols and codes that the computer can understand. It
                 is used to write a computer program.
                 The process of writing a program is called programming. People who write these

                 programs are called programmers. Computer languages are classified into two
                 major categories:


                                                      COMPUTER LANGUAGES



                       Low Level Language                                                 High Level Language






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