Algorithm and Programming Concepts Quiz

Which characteristic does a good algorithm have?

• It is clear and unambiguous

• It must be written in a programming language

• It must be long and complex

• It should have infinite steps

What is the purpose of a flowchart in algorithm design?

• To visually represent the steps of an algorithm

• To execute an algorithm

• To write pseudocode

• To debug a program

What is pseudocode?

• A high-level representation of an algorithm

• A type of programming language

• A low-level machine code

• A compiled version of an algorithm

What is the main goal of debugging in programming?

• To find and fix errors in a program

• To make the code run faster

• To add more features to the program

• To compile the program

What is a computer program?

• A sequence or set of instructions in a programming language for a computer to execute

• A hardware component of a computer

• A physical storage device for programs

• A mathematical formula used in software

Why does source code need another program to execute?

• Because computers can only execute their native machine instructions

• Because source code is already in machine language

• Because source code cannot be written by humans

• Because source code does not contain executable instructions

What is the purpose of a compiler?

• To translate source code into machine instructions

• To directly execute source code without translation

• To convert machine instructions back to source code

• To store software documentation

What was the main reason for the intentionally limited syntax of BASIC (1964)?

• To make the language easy to learn

• To improve execution speed

• To support complex algorithms

• To make it compatible with all operating systems

What is a programming language?

• A set of keywords, symbols, identifiers, and rules for communication with a computer

• A tool used only for web development

• A type of hardware that runs computer programs

• A collection of pre-written software applications

What is the purpose of syntax in a programming language?

• To define rules for structuring code

• To improve execution speed

• To make programming languages harder to learn

• To store large amounts of data