Da Vinci Innovation Labs

Computer programs are codes that programmers write and store on a computer. Find out more about them!

Discover the two types of memory that computers use to function.

Discover what artificial intelligence is and how it is used in everyday life.

Explore how we can communicate with computers and tell them what we want them to do.

Explore how we use characters strings and compilers to communicate with computers.

Discover how strings are used as a means of communication.

Functions make computer programming a lot easier! Find out why they are so important.

Find out what a conditional statement is and why it needs to be written carefully.

Find out how you can stop a loop from running before it finishes its cycle.

Explore what causes an infinite loop.

Find out how loops are used in programming and how they can be broken.

Discover why computers go into idle states and why it is so important for them.

Find out why repetition is so important in computer programming.

Find out why we use computers for return values.

Explore how computers can recognise colour by using sensors.

Discover how sorting can be used in programming and how it can lead to more efficient processing.

Discover how computers get information from their environments so they can do their jobs properly.

Time is just as important to computers as it is to humans. Find out why!

Flow charts are very helpful! Find out why they are the best tool for people who don't know how to code to communicate with programmers.

Find out how to get a clear picture of what a final computer programme will look like.

Discover how we represent so many different types of information using the limited set of characters on computer keyboards.

Without inputs computers would not be as widely used or as useful as they are today. Get the low-down on them.

Find out why input sensors are the link between computer programmes and the real world.

Explore how a programme responds to a user and to its environment.

Just like humans computers need to make decisions. Find out how they do so through comparison.