Coding - Basic Syntax - Quiz

What is an algorithm?

• A list of instructions

• Computer code

• A programming language

• A type of musical instrument

If your code doesn't work, what should you do?

• Run around screaming madly

• Burn the computer to a pile of ash

• Read any error messages carefully

• Sit and wait for a teacher to sort it out

What is the name for the basic orders given to a computer?

• Algorithm

• Code

• Line

• Petition

When you're programming, is there only one way to resolve the problem right?

• No

• Yes

Finding and fixing problems in code is known as...

• Coding

• Automating

• Debugging

• Programming

Computers need instructions that are _______.

• Wordy

• Tricky

• Specific

• Interesting

What is an algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine?

• Algorithm
• Program
• Bug
• Code

What must every line of code end with in Python?

• comma ,

• semi-colon ;

• parantheses ()

• period .

Which line of code will make the hero move up 4 times? (read the code carefully)

• 4.hero.Move.Up()

• hero.MoveUp(4)

• hero.4moveUp()

• hero.moveUp(4)

What does the word in red symbolize: hero.moveUp() ?

• The title

• The header

• The object

• The hero