Programming launchpad: JS practice

What is the name of the basic programming construct where code is executed based on a condition being true?

• Sequence

• Selection

• Iteration

• Variable

What is another name for a reserved word in a programming language?

• Name

• Label

• Identifier

• Keyword

A DO WHILE loop checks the condition at the ______ of the loop construct.

• Start

• Middle

• End

What is decomposition?

• Adding detail to make a problem more complex

• When you ignore the unnecessary detail in a problem

• Looking for patterns which may be useful

• Breaking down a complex problem in to smaller more manageable parts.

Trace this pseudocode. What's the output if there are 4 adults and 1 child?

• 35

• 42

• 45

• 48

What will be the result is 2 and then 4 are input?

What will be the result if 5 and 8 and input?

• 6, 8

• 6, 13

• 6, 40

• 6, 6

Which of these is a definition of iteration?

• Code will repeat, either until an expression is true or whilst an expression is true.

• Different code runs depending on the evaluation of an expression.

• One line executes after another.

Which of the following evaluates to FALSE?

• 7 == 7

• 6 < 8

• 9 >= 10

• 0 > -36

What is the answer?

• kiwi and strawberry

• 4

  10

• 5 11

• 5

  11

What is a programming paradigm?

• Steps of solving a problem

• A method of problem solving

• Steps to a programming language

• Both a method of problem solving and and approach to programming language design