Computer Science Semester Final

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What is the purpose of abstraction in programming?

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To hide details and allow focus on high-level considerations

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Which of the following is an example of an arithmetic operator? AND, OR, Addition, NOT

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Addition

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What is an algorithm?

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A set of steps to accomplish a task

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What does debugging involve?

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Identifying and fixing errors in programs

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What is pseudocode used for?

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To work out logic without worrying about language specifics

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What is concatenation in programming?

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Joining separate items into one

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Which of the following is a logical operator? Addition, Subtraction, AND, Multiplication

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AND

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What is a variable?

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The smallest unit of data storage that a program can use.

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What is a procedure?

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A sequence of actions or instructions to follow in solving a problem or accomplishing a task.

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What is the process of repeating a set of instructions a specified number of times or until a condition is met?

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Iteration