PRG1 - Day 7 Starter

What's a computer programming paradigm?

• A type of software application.
• A programming language syntax.
• A fundamental style or approach to programming.
• A method for designing hardware components.

Match the error to the description

• Incorrect use of logical operators

• Syntax

• Misspelt keyword

• Runtime

• Error during program execution

• Logic

Why is version control important?

• Version control is unnecessary for small projects as it's easy to keep track of changes manually.

• Version control slows down the development process which also leads to increased costs.

• Version control is essential for collaboration, change tracking, and project management.
• Version control is only for software developers.

Which is the most popular version control solution used in industry today?

• Subversion
• Git
• Mercurial
• CVS

Which of these languages 'leans heavily' towards supporting one particular paradigm?

• Python
• JavaScript
• Java

Answer explanation

Java is primarily an object-oriented programming (OOP) language. While it does allow for some procedural programming elements, its core design and features heavily emphasise OOP principles

Match the following paradigms to their definition

• A programming paradigm that expresses the logic of a computation without describing its control flow.

• Functional

• A programming paradigm that treats computation as the evaluation of mathematical functions.

• Imperative

• A programming paradigm that uses statements to change a program's state.

• OOP

• A programming paradigm based on the concept of objects, which can contain data and code.

• Procedural

• A programming paradigm that uses a sequence of statements to achieve a desired outcome.

• Declarative