From code caves to packet paths, decode the lingo of devs, networks, hardware, data science, and security in a fast climb from $100 basics to $500 brain-benders. This is a Middle School Science review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Coding Buzzwords, Network & Internet Lingo, Hardware & Systems Terms, Data & AI Jargon, Cybersecurity Slang.
- Middle School Science review
- Whole-class review on one shared screen
- Test or quiz prep
- Team-vs-team practice in class
A peek at what's on the board — 5 categories and one sample clue from each. Answers stay hidden until you open them, so the game still works.
Step-by-step, language-agnostic instructions used to plan algorithms.
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pseudocode
+4 more clues in this category
Device that directs packets between different networks.
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router
+4 more clues in this category
Volatile memory where programs keep working data.
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RAM
+4 more clues in this category
Structured data model of rows and columns linked by keys.
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relational database
+4 more clues in this category
Time-limited code generated to verify a user login.
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OTP
+4 more clues in this category
Board content
Coding Buzzwords
- $100 — Step-by-step, language-agnostic instructions used to plan algorithms.
- pseudocode
- $200 — A function that calls itself to solve smaller subproblems.
- recursion
- $300 — Compilation technique that translates code at runtime for speed.
- JIT compilation
- $400 — A function plus its captured lexical environment in JavaScript and beyond.
- closure
- $500 — Paradigm emphasizing pure functions and immutable data.
- functional programming
Network & Internet Lingo
- $100 — Device that directs packets between different networks.
- router
- $200 — Protocol that hands out IP addresses automatically.
- DHCP
- $300 — Secure version of HTTP using TLS for encryption.
- HTTPS
- $400 — Distributed system that caches content near users for faster delivery.
- CDN
- $500 — TCP’s SYN, SYN-ACK, ACK sequence to start a connection.
- three-way handshake
Hardware & Systems Terms
- $100 — Volatile memory where programs keep working data.
- RAM
- $200 — Core software layer that schedules processes and manages devices.
- operating system
- $300 — OS-level isolation packaging apps with their dependencies.
- containers
- $400 — CPU performance technique that overlaps stages of instruction execution.
- pipelining
- $500 — Scheduler-driven mechanism that swaps CPU time among tasks.
- context switching
Data & AI Jargon
- $100 — Structured data model of rows and columns linked by keys.
- relational database
- $200 — Crafting inputs and transformations to help models learn.
- feature engineering
- $300 — Regularization technique that randomly disables neurons during training.
- dropout
- $400 — Weight-updating method driven by gradients from the loss.
- backpropagation
- $500 — Dimensionality reduction using orthogonal linear combinations.
- principal component analysis
Cybersecurity Slang
- $100 — Time-limited code generated to verify a user login.
- OTP
- $200 — Deceptive emails that trick users into revealing credentials.
- phishing
- $300 — Vulnerability exploited before a fix is available.
- zero-day
- $400 — Attack that overwhelms services with distributed traffic.
- DDoS
- $500 — Intruder’s technique of moving within a network to new targets.
- lateral movement
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