Programming quiz for all

Which of the following is used to store data in the computer's memory that the computer can access and use when running a program?

• Operator

• Data

• File

• Variable

Which type of programming error causes a program to stop loading or executing?

• Syntax Error

• Runtime Error

• System Error

• Logic Error

Ken would like to create a program to calculate the average of five numbers. He has asked for your help. Here is the pseudocode Ken has written:

After examining the code, you determine that:

• the program needs to multiply the five numbers entered, not add.

• the program will provide the correct answer.

• the program needs to provide the five numbers to the user.

• the program needs to divide the sum of the numbers entered by 5, not multiply.

Which variable data type is used to store a whole number that does not contain a decimal?

• String

• Float

• Boolean

• Integer

Which term describes the various characteristics of an object, such as size, color and type?

• Class

• Property

• Method

• Argument

Which of the following best defines the term "algorithm"?

• The rules for writing instructions in a specific programming language

• A set of step-by-step instructions to solve a problem or perform a task

• A combination of zeroes and ones that represents an instruction to the computer

• A way to write programming code in short English phrases to describe the program components

Why does Java programming language have a coffee in its logo?

• Because world's main producer of the coffee sponsored programmers that created Java language

• Because programmers that created Java language were drinking a lot of coffee

• Because when coffee became quite popular main source of the world's coffee at that time was the Indonesian island Java

• It's not a cup of coffee, it's actually a bowl of hot soup mistakenly considered as a cup of coffee

Which term describes a series of zeros and ones that represent the basic unit of data that a computer processes?

• Code

• Data

• Bit

• Byte

Kejsi is creating a program that asks users 4 random questions. The question list is 20 questions long. She wants the program to ask the first random question, remove it from the list, and then ask another, remove it and repeat until only four questions are asked. Which control structure is Kejsi using?

• Object

• Sequence

• Loop

• Select

What will be returned by the function if you pass 6 as a parameter?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8