Grade 2 Skills Assessment

What is an email used for?

• Sending and receiving electronic messages

• Driving a car

• Playing music

• Cooking dinner

What does SMS stand for?

• Short Messaging System

• Short Mail Service

• Simple Messaging Service

• Short Message Service

What is the difference between programming and coding?

• Programming involves designing algorithms and solving problems, while coding is the act of translating those algorithms into a programming language.

• Programming is done on computers, while coding is done on paper.

• Programming and coding are interchangeable terms.

• Programming is only for advanced users, while coding is for beginners.

Can you name different genres of coding?

• database management

• cloud computing

• networking

• web development, mobile app development, data science, machine learning, game development, cybersecurity

What is the purpose of a website?

• To showcase personal photos only

• To provide information, services, products, or entertainment to users on the internet.

• To confuse users with irrelevant content

• To sell outdated products

Explain how email is different from SMS.

• SMS supports attachments and formatting options, while email is limited to 160 characters and does not support attachments

• Email allows for longer messages, attachments, and formatting options, while SMS is limited to 160 characters and does not support attachments or formatting.

• SMS allows for longer messages and attachments, while email is limited to 160 characters and does not support attachments

• Email is limited to 160 characters and does not support attachments, while SMS allows for longer messages and formatting options

Write a simple program to print 'Hello, World!'

• print('Hello, World!')

• System.out.println('Hello, World!');

• cout << 'Hello, World!' << endl;

• echo 'Hello, World!';

Name three programming languages.

• Java, Python, JavaScript

• C++

• Ruby

• HTML

What is HTML used for?

• Storing data in databases

• Creating animations

• Analyzing financial data

• Creating and structuring web pages

What is the importance of debugging in coding?

• Debugging only creates more errors in the code

• Debugging is not necessary in coding

• Debugging helps identify and fix errors in the code.

• Debugging slows down the coding process