Pre-Assessment

Question 1

What kind of operator is the == in the expression i == 20?

Answer 1

Equality

Question 2

What is the purpose of parentheses () in a programming expression?

Answer 2

to GROUP expressions

Question 3

Function F()
   Put "Hey" to output

What entire output appears after three successive calls to F()?

Answer 3

Hey Hey Hey

Question 4

What is a valid user-defined function name?

Answer 4

Any valid identifier

Question 5

Order the tasks needed to create a pyramid (large on bottom, small on top) on a table from first (1) to last (4).

Select your answer from the pull down list.

Answer 5

Clear table
place largest
Place Middle
Place Smallest

Question 6

Which phase of a waterfall approach would create a sequence diagram that specifies the required order of events between completed program components?

Answer 6

Testing

Question 7

Which phase of an agile approach would define a hypothesis to find a problem in a program?

Answer 7

Testing

Question 8

Which phase of an agile approach would create an executable program?

Answer 8

Implemntation

Question 9

Which phase of a waterfall approach defines a program’s goals?

Answer 9

Analysis

Question 10

A company has a new project it wishes to implement to track and analyze employee and customer interactions. The company leadership determines that the system should support direct data entry as well as automated data capture of phone calls and emails.

Answer 10

Analysis

Question 11

A programmer shows a program’s first version to a customer. Based on feedback, the programmer begins writing a second version of the program.

In which phase of an agile approach does the writing of a second version of the program occur?

Answer 11

Implementation

Question 12

What is an advantage of using a programming library?

Answer 12

The code has already been tested.

Question 13

Which language is dynamically typed?

C
C++
Java
Python

Answer 13

Python

Question 14

Which language is not built on object-oriented design principles? 
C
C++
Java
Python

Answer 14

C - PROCEDURAL

Question 15

A programmer wants a compiler to report an error if an integer variable is assigned with a string.

Which kind of language should the programmer use?

Answer 15

Statically typed

Question 16

What is a characteristic of a compiled language?

Answer 16

Converts to machine language before running

Run Faster then inte

Question 17

What is a characteristic of an interpreted language?

Answer 17

Runs easily on different kinds of machines

Question 18

What is an advantage of interpreted programs?

Answer 18

They can be modified at run time.

Question 19

Which characteristic specifically describes interpreted languages?

Answer 19

They can be run one statement at a time.

They can run on any machine having the right interpreter.

Question 20

For LOOP

Answer 20

iterations can be calculated BEFORE

Question 21

DO-While

Answer 21

Do-Execute

Then checks

Question 22

Python, Javascript, and MATLAB are each what kind of language?

Answer 22

Interpreted