Introduction to Programming Quiz

What is computational thinking?

• Thinking like a computer

• A type of software

• A thought process for problem-solving

• A programming language

What does decomposition involve?

• Writing code

• Combining problems

• Breaking down complex problems

• Identifying patterns

What is the first step in computational thinking?

• Pattern recognition

• Decomposition

• Abstraction

• Algorithm

What is an algorithm?

• Step-by-step instructions

• A hardware component

• A type of computer

• A programming language

What is programming?

• Solving math problems

• Writing instructions for computers

• Creating graphics

• Designing websites

Which of the following is a high-level programming language?

• Machine language

• Assembly language

• Python

• Binary code

What does pattern recognition help with?

• Creating algorithms

• Identifying similarities

• Writing code

• Breaking down problems

What is the purpose of abstraction?

• To simplify problems

• To write machine code

• To create graphics

• To teach computers

What is machine language?

• A human-readable language

• A low-level programming language

• A high-level programming language

• A type of algorithm

What does assembly language use to represent instructions?

• High-level code

• Mnemonics

• Binary code

• Visual elements