8th Grade Computer Science Study Guide

Erika wants to go into Video Game Design and she is trying to plan out her career. She sets a goal that within 5 years she will be a video game developer making over 1 million dollars a year. What advise might you give Erika in her career planning?

• Erika’s goal is reasonable and does not need to be changed.

• Erika should change her career choice to just Computer Science

•  Erika needs to create a goal that is more achievable within 5 years

• Erika needs to make her goal more specific by adding which company she will be employed.

 Teo and Karina are working together to create a software program. The program was supposed to first sort a list of numbers from least to greatest and then only keep the even numbers in the list. The program keeps messing up and only has half of the numbers sorted. What would be the best first step for Teo and Karina to make in solving this problem?

• Teo and Karina should give up and go to their supervisor

•  Teo and Karina decide to keep working on the program and hope that the program will be fixed at the end.

• Teo and Karina should delete their program and start all over.

•  Teo and Karina should go back over the steps in their program with each other to  make sure their code is correct.

What are interpersonal abilities?

• The abilities to write detailed reports to other people

• The behaviors a person uses to interact with others effectively

• The abilities to work without constant supervision and solve problems independently

• The skills required to evaluate and use information to make decisions or reach conclusions

What is punctuality in the workplace?

• The ability to be at work and meetings on time

•  The ability to make the right choices no matter the circumstances

•  The ability to work without constant supervision and solve problems independently

• The ability to evaluate and use information to make decisions or reach conclusions

Grayson, Abdul, and Jocelyn are working together on a project report. The original report was on paper and they all work in different countries. Which of the following will best allow them to work productively as a team?

•  One person should do all of the work and then send out the final report.

• They each write their own project report and pick the best report in the end.

•  They should meet in person every day until they complete the project report. 

• They should create an online document for the project report that would allow them to collaborate digitally.

Juan works as a web developer. He gets most of his projects done but they are always turned in at the last minute which delays the rest of the team. He typically gets distracted and slacks off until the day before a big project. What is the best area that Juan needs to improve to help his job performance?

• Integrity

•  Accountability

• Time management

• Respect for diversity

Your boss has just arrived on the job and is upset that the work is not completed. He states that a team of three team members should have been able to complete the work in two days. He wants to know why it has taken three days. The team supervisor explains that one of the technicians decided that he would just do the functions that he was best at and then did not fully participate in the rest of the work. What workplace behavior did the boss expect?

•  Loyalty

•  Tolerance

• Teamwork

• Cultural difference

Which of the following is a basic skill needed to communicate effectively?

•  Coding

•  Drawing

•  Listening

• Proofreading

A web design company has been hired to create a website. The client gave the following website requirements:- Company Name - Company Logo- Company Contact Information- Image of new product offering- Image with coupon code for new product- Video of celebrity using new product - Link to news article with benefits of the new product

Based on this information, what is the company's main objective for the website? 

• Increase sales

• Promote new product

• Increase company awareness

• Target new customers

 A group of students is working on the color scheme for a website project. They chose colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel. Which of the following terms describes this choice?

• Complimentary

• Coordinating

• Primary

• Triadic