DK findout! Coding

Book Description

Discover the amazing power of computer programming and how it is all around us with this exciting book full of amazing images, fun quizzes, and incredible information.

Learn about why we use code, how computers interpret code, and the history of coding from Ada Lovelace and early programming languages to today’s Python and Scratch and groundbreaking individuals like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. Look inside a computer, learn about the internet, apps, games, and more, and find out how you can learn to code. Supporting STEAM education initiatives, DK findout! Coding is engaging and educational and will get kids excited about programming and eager to go from browsing to building.

Learn more about computer coding—or anything else—at www.dkfindout.com, a free educational website for kids to have fun with information and expand their knowledge.

Series Overview: From the creators of DK findout!, the free online resource for kids, comes an exciting book series full of amazing images, incredible quizzes, and cutting-edge information kids need to know. The DK findout! series helps kids become experts on their favorite subjects—from dinosaurs to space. Learning doesn’t get more fun.

Table of Contents

What is a coder?
Codes around us
Coding before computers
Coding pioneer
Top secret
The Enigma code
Alan Turing
The first computer
Multitasking machines
Think like a computer
Early games
Inside a computer
Then and now
Talk like a computer
Computer languages
Programs
Worms and bugs
The Internet
What is an app?
Everyday coding
Scratch
Raspberry Pi
Key coders
Meet the experts
Gaming
Teamwork
Learning to code
Coding facts and figures
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgments

中文：

书名：DK findout! Coding

通过这本充满了令人惊叹的图片、有趣的小测验和令人难以置信的信息的激动人心的书，探索计算机编程的惊人力量以及它是如何在我们周围发生的。

了解我们为什么使用代码，计算机如何解释代码，以及从Ada Lovelace和早期编程语言到今天的Python和Scratch以及史蒂夫·乔布斯和马克·扎克伯格等开创性人物的编码历史。查看计算机内部，了解互联网、应用程序、游戏等，并了解如何学习编程。支持STEAM教育计划， DK Fundout！编码 是吸引人的和有教育意义的，会让孩子们对编程感到兴奋，并渴望从浏览到构建。

在www.dkfindout.com上了解更多关于计算机编码或其他东西的信息，这是一个免费的教育网站，让孩子们从信息中获得乐趣，扩大他们的知识。

Series Overview: 来自儿童免费在线资源DK Findout！的创建者们推出了一系列令人兴奋的书籍，其中充满了令人惊叹的图片、令人难以置信的测验和孩子们需要知道的前沿信息。DK猎人！系列帮助孩子们成为他们最喜欢的主题的专家-从恐龙到太空。学习不会变得更有趣。

Table of Contents

What is a coder?
我们周围的代码
在电脑前编码
编码先驱
Top secret
The Enigma code
Alan Turing
第一台计算机
多任务处理机
像电脑一样思考
Early games
电脑的内部
过去和现在
像电脑一样说话
计算机语言
Programs
蠕虫和虫子
互联网
What is an app?
Everyday coding
Scratch
Raspberry Pi
Key coders
Meet the experts
Gaming
Teamwork
Learning to code
编码事实和数字
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgments