Year 8: End of Year Assessment

What three building blocks are used when designing a program?

• Sequencing, selection, iteration

• Sequencing, programming, iteration

• Sequencing, selection, programming

• Python

What is sequencing?

• The order in which steps are carried out in a program

• The order in which we think computationally

• The process of repeating a number of steps in a program

• The process of coding

Why is sequencing important?

• To ensure the program is kept to a reasonable length

• To ensure the program functions as intended

• To ensure the program is efficient

• To debug the program

What is a variable?

• A variable is a number

• A variable is a message input by the user

• A variable is a location in memory that we use to store data

• Something that can be changed

Why are variables so named?

• Variables are so named because we can choose whether or not to use them

• Variables are so named because the data we store in them can change

• Variables are so named because we can change their names

• So they sound good

In programming what name is given to the data type which represents any combination of characters on a keyboard?

• Integers

• Strings

• Floating point numbers

• Characters

What statement is used to obtain a value for a variable from a user?

• get

• input

• set

• enter

What is selection?

• Repeating a number of steps

• A decision point in a program

• The order in which instructions are carried out

• A chocolate bar

In programming how is selection implemented?

• IF-ELIF-ELSE

• IF-OTHERWISE

• DO-ELSE

• DO-UNTIL

In programming what is the answer to an IF question?

• Yes or No

• Positive or Negative

• True or False

• On or OFF