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# Review
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Here is a brief review of the topics we covered in lessons 7–12.
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## Coordinate Grid and LEDs
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The micro:bit’s 25 LEDs are arranged in a 5x5 grid, with the origin at the top left. Values for both the x and y axes start at zero and increase as you move down and to the right. Individual LEDs can be turned off and on by specifying a pair of coordinates. The current value of an LED can be checked, and its brightness can be changed, as well.
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## Booleans
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A Boolean is a data type that only has two possible values: True or False. You can use [boolean](/types/boolean) variables to keep track of the state of a game (`gameOver` is either `true` or `false`) or check to see whether a certain action has taken place yet (`messageSent` is either `true` or `false`). Boolean operators such as AND OR and NOT allow you to combine [boolean expressions](/blocks/logic/boolean) to make more complex conditions.
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## Bits, bytes, and binary
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Computers work with _base-2_, which uses binary numbers. Binary numbers only have two possible values: 0 or 1.
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## Radio communication
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A micro:bits can send a combination of strings and numbers using the Radio blocks. The [Infection](/projects/infection) activity is an example of a thought-provoking group simulation that uses the Radio to send and receive data between micro:bits.
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## Arrays
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Arrays in MakeCode are used to store and retrieve numbers, strings, musical notes, or sprites. Everything in a particular array needs to be the same data type and elements in an array are numbered starting from zero, also called the _index_. Objects can be accessed, changed, added to, or removed from an array using their index. Three common methods of sorting elements in an array are bubble sort, |