2.2.1 Programming Fundamentals

Question 1

Addition operator

Answer 1

+

Question 2

Subtraction operator

Answer 2

-

Question 3

Multiplication operator

Answer 3

*

Question 4

Division operator

Answer 4

/

Question 5

Exponentiation operator

Question 6

Quotient operator

Answer 6

DIV

Question 7

Remainder operator

Answer 7

MOD

Question 8

20 DIV 3

Answer 8

6

Question 9

20 MOD 3

Answer 9

2

Question 10

The assignment operator

Answer 10

=

Question 11

What does the assignment operator do

Answer 11

Assigns values to constants or variables

Question 12

Comparison operators

Answer 12

Compare the left hand side of the expression to the right and produces a Boolean value (true or false)

Question 13

Is equal to

Answer 13

==

Question 14

Is not equal to

Answer 14

!=

Question 15

Is less than

Answer 15

<

Question 16

Is greater than

Answer 16

>

Question 17

Is less than or equal to

Answer 17

<=

Question 19

Is greater than or equal to

Answer 19

> =

Question 20

Constant

Answer 20

Assigned a value which cannot change

Question 21

Variable

Answer 21

Assigned a value which can change

Question 22

What happens if you attempt to change the value of a constant

Answer 22

An error is returned

Question 23

What data values are written in quotation marks

Answer 23

Character, string

Question 24

List the comparison operators

Answer 24

==
!=
<
>
<=
>=

Question 25

What are the three constructs which affect program flow

Answer 25

-Sequence
-Selection
-Iteration

Question 26

Sequence

Answer 26

A set of instructions that follow on one from another

Question 27

Selection

Answer 27

A decision within the program where the program decides to move based on the results of an event

Question 28

Iteration

Answer 28

The repetition of statements within a computer program

Question 29

Examples of selection statements

Answer 29

-if-else/elseif -switch

Question 30

Structure of an if-else statement

Answer 30

if variable comparison data then Indent instructions… else indent instructions endif

Question 31

How to ask the user for an input

Answer 31

variable = input(string)

Question 32

Nested if statement

Answer 32

An if statement inside an if statement

Question 33

Elseif

Answer 33

Checks multiple conditions

Question 34

Structure of a switch statement

Answer 34

switch variable: indent case data: indent indent instructions indent case data: indent indent instructions… indent default: indent indent instructions endswitch

Question 35

What does default mean in a switch statement

Answer 35

What will happen if no cases are correct

Question 36

Benefits of switch statements over if-else statements

Answer 36

Neater way to test different values of a variable- easier to maintain

Question 37

Drawbacks of switch statements over if-else statements

Answer 37

Switch can only check the value of one variable, if-else can check many

Question 38

Examples of iteration statements

Answer 38

-For -Do until -While

Question 39

Examples of count-controlled loops

Answer 39

-For

Question 40

Examples of condition-controlled loops

Answer 40

-Do until -While

Question 41

For loop

Answer 41

Will repeat the code inside of them a fixed number of times

Question 42

Structure of a for loop