Morse Code
One of the earliest ways to send messages using a pattern of short and long beeps or a pattern of dots and dashes.
Decode
To convert a code into something people can understand.
Radio Waves
A signal that can be sent through the air to send and receive information.
Microchip
The brains of electronic devices. They are often about the size of a coin and located deep inside our phones and computers. Microchips send and receive patterns that help our electronics work.
Pixels
Tiny lights that make up the screens of our devices which can be turned on and off to form an image.
Computer Programming
The process of giving a computer instructions in a language it can understand. Also called “coding.”
Computer Code
A series of instructions written by humans and followed by computers.
Transmit
To send from one place to another.
