APCSP Exam Fall

What is the system responsible for translating domain names into IP addresses?

• World Wide Web

• Hypertext Transfer Protocol

• The Domain Name System (DNS)

• Digital Divide

What is a formal argument used in a subroutine to refer to one of the pieces of data provided as input to the subroutine?

• Computing System

• Iteration

• Computing Device

• Parameters

What is a sequence of digitally encoded coherent signals used in a transmission called?

• Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

• Packet Metadata

• Packet

• Data stream

What is the process of performing the same operation on each item of a list, sequentially?

• Filtering

• Traversing

• Sorting

• Mapping

What is the smallest unit of data in a computer?

• Byte

• Bit

• Algorithm

• Logic error

What is the purpose of abstraction in programming?

• To slow down the program execution

• To make the program more difficult to understand

• To hide all but the relevant data about an object

• To increase complexity and reduce efficiency

What is the background of a project in Snap! called?

• Sprites

• Stage

• Scripts

• Blocks

What is a complete, well-defined sequence of steps for completing a task or solving a problem called?

• Program

• Heuristic

• Algorithm

• Logic error

What do Application Program Interfaces (API) provide details or specifications on?

• How the algorithms work

• How the procedures behave

• How the variables are used

• How the data is stored

What is the routine process of locating and removing computer program bugs, errors or abnormalities called?

• Parameters

• Debugging

• Abstraction

• Iteration