CrashCourse Computer Science Quiz

What are programming languages designed to do?

• Solve complex problems with computation

• Focus on hardware details

• Abstract away low-level details

• Write programs in native machine code

What is the purpose of syntax in programming languages?

• To govern the structure and composition of statements

• To assign values to variables

• To control the flow of the program

• To calculate exponents

What is an assignment statement in programming?

• Assigning a value to a variable

• Adding two numbers together

• Initializing variables

• Controlling the flow of the program

What is the purpose of an if statement in programming?

• To execute code based on a condition

• To repeat a piece of code while a condition is true

• To calculate exponents

• To assign values to variables

What is the purpose of a while loop in programming?

• To repeat a piece of code while a condition is true

• To execute code based on a condition

• To calculate exponents

• To assign values to variables

What is the purpose of a for loop in programming?

• To repeat a specific number of times

• To execute code based on a condition

• To calculate exponents

• To assign values to variables

What is the benefit of using functions in programming?

• To compartmentalize and hide complexity

• To assign values to variables

• To calculate exponents

• To control the flow of the program

What are libraries in programming?

• Pre-written functions that can be used by programmers

• To assign values to variables

• To calculate exponents

• To control the flow of the program

What is the purpose of algorithms in programming?

• To solve problems and perform specific tasks

• To assign values to variables

• To calculate exponents

• To control the flow of the program

What does an "if" statement do in coding?

• Allows the program to decide what to do based on a true/false statement

• To assign values to variables

• Allow the program to go on forever while a statement is true

• To control the flow of the program