6th Unit 3 Lesson 04 Quiz

Algorithms are always complex.

• TRUE
• FALSE

All algorithms look like computer code.

• TRUE
• FALSE

All programming languages require foundational skills in computational thinking. Which of the following programming languages is considered an introductory programming language that is often learned by middle school students?

• Scratch
• Python
• C+
• Java

Mario is writing out a list of the steps needed to make an ice cream sundae. Mario's list is an example of _______.

• a pattern
• an abstraction
• an algorithm
• a test

Maria is analyzing a problem using computational thinking. He has broken the problem down into small, manageable parts and is now searching for similarities within these smaller parts. What step of computational thinking is Maria using?

• pattern matching
• algorithm
• decomposition
• abstraction

How does pattern matching help solve problems?

• allows you to sort the data quickly
• breaks the problem down into smaller pieces
• lists the set of rules that need to be followed to accomplish a task
• emphasizes unrelated data

In what stage of computational thinking is a problem broken down into smaller pieces?

• algorithm
• decomposition
• pattern matching
• abstraction

Maria received her first cell phone for her birthday. She had used her brother’s cellphone frequently before, but she wanted her own. She immediately knew how to turn up the volume of the ringer on her new phone. Which of the following concepts explains how Maria knew to adjust the volume on her new phone, even before reading the user’s manual?

• pattern matching
• computational thinking
• design thinking
• engineering design process

Pseudocode has no characteristics of a programming language and cannot be read by a computer.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Specific pieces of information that are a distraction from the original problem are referred to as ______.

• decompositions
• algorithms
• abstractions
• patterns