Baseline Assessment

Robots need instructions to perform tasks. Which of the following would instruct a robot to draw a square with sides of 3 units? The first side of the square has been drawn.

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Which order of steps will the crane operator need to follow, to unload the ship?

• MC, MF, LP, PD, PU, SC

• SC, MC, PU, MF, PD, LP

• PU, LP, MC, PD, SC, MF

• MC, PU, MF, PD, SC, LP

A teacher is separating his class into groups by age, those 12 years or above and those less than 12 years old. The image shows four different algorithms for describing how he might do this. Which algorithm will most efficiently sort the class?

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Here is a description of an algorithm. When the user enters 50, what output is displayed on the screen?

• 100 150

• 150 100

• 100

• 150

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• b

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• d

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• hippopotamus

• kangaroo

• giraffe

• tortoise

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• b

• c

• d

This image shows a program that is running. It asks you to type in some data. What type of data is being requested?

• Number

• Table

• Text

• Decimal

Which of the following is a true statement?

• Computers manipulate information, but only humans can understand data.

• Computers manipulate data, but only humans can understand information.