Introduction to Programming

What is the only thing that computers understand?

• Machine Code

• Low Level Language

• High Level Language

• Algorithm

Before a computer can understand a program it must be...

• Translated into its machine code.

• Translated into a high level language.

• Translated into a low level language.

Java, Python, PHP, and C++ are examples of

• low level languages

• Graphic arts languages

• medium level languages

• high level languages

What is machine code?

• A programming language that a computer understands

• The make and model of a computer

• The serial number of a computer

It is the process of creating a sequence of instruction to enable computer to do something.

• Coding

• Programming

• Algorithm

What is the correct definition of an algorithm?

• An algorithm is a step by step instructions to solve a problem.
• An algorithm is a process of baking bread.
• An algorithm is a software used to compute numbers.
• An algorithm is the process of breaking problems.

What is a flowchart?

• A textual representation of algorithms.
• A graphical representation of algorithms.
• A cluster of different shapes.
• A program code written in Logo.

Which of these is the process of typing a series of instructions to have a computer perform a task?

• programming

• computing

• composing

• creating

Which of these is the set of rules that must be followed when typing code using a programming language?

• Syntax

• Value

• Expression

• Statement

Which of these is a series of instructions that solve a problem?

• Algorithm

• String

• Array

• Statement