AP Computer Science Principles - Unit 7: Parameters, Returns

Which of the following is a variable in a function definition, used as a placeholder for values that will be passed through the function?

• a) Parameter
• b) Argument
• c) Return
• d) Library

Which of the following is the value passed to a parameter in a function call?

• a) Argument
• b) Parameter
• c) Return
• d) Procedural abstraction

Which of the following is used to go back to the point where the function was called and to give back the value of an expression?

• a) Library

• b) Procedural abstraction

• c) Argument

• d) Return

Which of the following allows a procedure to be used without knowing how it accomplishes its task?

• a) Argument
• b) Procedural abstraction
• c) Library
• d) Return

Which of the following is a group of functions that may be used in creating new programs?

• a) Library
• b) Parameter
• c) Return
• d) Procedural abstraction

Which of the following specifies how functions in a library behave and can be used?

• a) Return
• b) Parameter
• c) API
• d) Procedural abstraction

Which of the following is the scientific research conducted in whole or part by distributed individuals, many of whom may not be scientists, who contribute relevant data to research using their own computing devices?

• a) Citizen Science
• b) Cleaning Data
• c) Correlation
• d) Crowdsourcing

Which of the following is a process that makes the data uniform without changing its meaning?

• a) Citizen Science
• b) Cleaning Data
• c) Correlation
• d) Crowdsourcing

Which of the following refers to a relationship between two pieces of data, typically referring to the amount that one varies in relation to the other?

• a) Citizen Science
• b) Cleaning Data
• c) Correlation
• d) Crowdsourcing

Which of the following is the practice of obtaining input or information from a large number of people via the Internet?

• a) Citizen Science
• b) Cleaning Data
• c) Correlation
• d) Crowdsourcing