SUT Diagnostic Assessment Questions

What is a benefit of learning how to code? 

• It can teach you how to solve problems.

• The number of coding jobs continues to grow.

• Coding is useful no matter what career you are in.

• All of these are benefits.

What would you NOT hear a successful tech entrepreneur say?

• “Let’s work together on this.”

• “My opinion is all that matters.”

•   “I want to solve this problem for people.”

• “Let’s think about how to do this differently.”

What is the language of computer instructions?

• Software

• Code

•   Norms

•   User Interface

What is a user interface?

 

• The moment in time in which a user first launches an app

• The user’s problem or need that is solved by using an app

• The visual elements that allow a user to control an app

• The details about a user that are stored in a user profile on an app

Which is the best definition of pseudocode?

• Coding an app’s events

• Creating algorithms in human language

•   Writing an app’s objects

• Defining variables

What is a minimum viable product (MVP)?

• The final version of your app – with all the final features

• The basic version of your app that you offer to users for free

• The enhanced version of your app that you sell after your apps’ release

• The simplest version of your app – often with just one or two features

What is the purpose of variables in coding?

• They are “memory cells” for changing values in your app

• They are “app organizers” that collect a set of blocks into a group

•   They are “art menus” for changing the colors and look of your app

• They are “task managers” that perform actions for you

14 million tons of plastic pollution that have been dumped in the oceans. What is an app that can help avoid more plastic ending up there in the future?

• An app that allows you to get the best price on plastic products

•   An app that allows you to track the locations of marine life

• An app that helps you find places to recycle plastic products

• An app that lets you keep your home energy costs low

What is an algorithm?

• A set of steps to accomplish a task

• A memory limit on a computer or phone

• A rule that is followed in all of an app’s code

• A method for reducing the amount of an app’s code

What are wireframes?

 

• Lists of all the things that can change in an app

• Colored pins that mark a specific map location

• Sketches of how an app will look and function

• Sketches that provide a detailed description of your customer