SST Yr8 - NCCE - Algorithms

Question 2: Identify the three “building blocks” of a programming language.

• A: Sequence, Science and Selection
• B: Sequence, Selection and Repetition
• C: Repetition, Selection and Syntax
• D: Logic, Syntax, & Looping

Question 3: Identify the correct description of an algorithm.

• A: A set of code similar to real code that shows logic
• B: A type of programming language that solves a specific problem
• C: A diagram that uses specific shapes to show logic
• D: A set of sequenced steps that shows how to solve a problem

Question 4: Which of the following shapes is used to represent a Start/Stop in a flowchart?

• A: A
• B: B
• C: C
• D: D

Question 5: Identify the correct description of the following pseudocode statement: class = int(input("Enter your class: "))

• A: The data entered by the user will be saved as a string into the variable called class
• B: The number entered by the user will be saved into the list called class
• C: The character entered by the user will be saved into the list called class
• D: The data entered by the user will be saved as an integer into the variable called class

Question 6: A program developer cannot decide between using a for loop and a while loop. She wants the output to be the numbers from 1 to 100. Which would use the least number of lines of code in her design?

• A: for loop only requires 2-3 lines of code
• B: while loop as it only requires 2-3 lines of code
• C: both need 3-4 lines of code
• D: both need 2-3 lines of code

Question 7: Which of the following shapes is used to represent a decision in a flowchart?

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D D

Question 9: Which of the following is a Count Controlled loop?

• A: WHILE
• B: FOREVER
• C: REPEAT UNTIL
• D: FOR

Question 10: What is missing from this flowchart?

• A: Process
• B: Start/Stop
• C: Decision
• D: Input/Output

Question 11: Why would we store large quantities of data into an ordered array?

• A: To speed up the search process when searching the data
• B: To make it easier to spot errors in the data
• C: To make it faster to store in other arrays for later searching.
• D: To make the search program more reliable

Question 12: Which of the following is an efficient way of holding more than one item of data of the same data type in a program?

• A: A variable
• B: A constant
• C: An array
• D: A subroutine