2025 APCSP BigIdea 1 Review

Open Ended

How does collaboration affect the development of a solution in programming?

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of creative development in computer science?

• It helps in solving complex problems.

• It is only about artistic design.

• It is not important in programming.

• It focuses solely on hardware development.

Multiple Choice

What does Moore's law predict about the size and cost of transistors over time?

• The size doubles and cost doubles every two years

• The size halves and cost doubles every two years

• The size doubles and cost halves every two years

• The size halves and cost halves every two years

Multiple Choice

Which skills are included in collaboration according to the presentation?

• Communication, Consensus building, Conflict resolution, Negotiation

• Programming, Debugging, Testing, Deployment

• Designing, Coding, Analyzing, Testing

• Planning, Executing, Monitoring, Closing

Open Ended

What is the significance of online collaboration tools in computing?

Open Ended

Explain the relationship between program input and output.

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between an incremental and an iterative development process?

• Incremental focuses on small pieces, iterative on feedback

• Incremental is faster, iterative is slower

• Incremental is for large projects, iterative for small projects

• Incremental requires more resources, iterative requires less

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to identify program constraints and user concerns during the investigation phase?

• To reduce development costs

• To ensure the program meets user needs

• To speed up the development process

• To avoid legal issues

Multiple Select

What are some activities involved in the design phase of a program?

• Brainstorming

• Testing

• Coding

• Deployment

Multiple Choice

What are the three types of program errors mentioned?

• Logic, Syntax, Runtime

• Syntax, Semantic, Runtime

• Logic, Semantic, Syntax

• Runtime, Semantic, Syntax

Open Ended

Read the code below. Assume that myList is a nonempty list of numbers. Identify the error. What kind of error is it?

Open Ended

Explain the difference between hardware and software in a computing innovation.

Multiple Choice

What is the role of collaboration in the development of a solution?

• It speeds up the process.

• It affects the development of a solution.

• It is not necessary for development.

• It only helps in error correction.