Programming Review

A programmer is creating an application that needs to store a value indicating if the user is logged in or not. Which of the following would be the BEST data type to accomplish this? (a)  

• Boolean (true or false, yes or no)
• Integer (whole numbers)
• Float (decimals)
• String (multiple characters)

A developer is creating an application that requires a value to be stored with decimal precision. Which of the following data types should be used for the variables that will store these values?

• Boolean

• Integer

• Float

• String

A developer is creating a program that will store a customer's latest order number. The value will change each time a customer creates a new order. Which of the following would MOST likely be used to store the value?

• Object

• Variable

• Array

• Constant

Which of the following is a programming identifier that would be used to define values that don't change?

• Constants

• Variables

• Arrays

• Vectors

A software developer wants to provide a Compiled executable program to a customer. Which of the following computer languages would provide this capability? (remember the C*)

• Perl

• PowerShell

• Ruby

• C++

Which programming language type is the most basic human-readable and closest to actual machine language?

• Interpreted

• Assembly

• Compiled

• Query

Which of the following BEST describes a flowchart?

• It does the same thing over and over in exactly the same way.

• It starts at the first line and then executes one line at a time until the end.

• It is a step-by-step procedure that illustrates how a problem is to be solved.

• It is a VISUAL representation of the logic in a program.

What is the term for code that keeps running as long as a certain condition is met?

• Decision

• For loop

• Branch

• While loop

You are working on a program that needs to keep track of many values at the same time. Which of the following would you use?

• An array

• A float

• A constant

• A variable

After running the following pseudocode, what will the value of VARIABLE be?

1. Set value of VARIABLE to 5

2. Increase the value of VARIABLE by 3

3. If the value of VARIABLE is odd, increase its value by 1

4. If the value of VARIABLE is even, increase its value by 1

5. If the value of VARIABLE is odd, increase its value by 1

*FOLLOW THE STEPS!

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 11