CSP Pre-Test Assessment

Match the definition to the term.

• Cybersecurity

• A step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing a task.

• Abstraction

• A base-2 number system using only 0 and 1.

• Binary

• The process of simplifying complex systems by focusing on essential features.

• Algorithm

• The practice of protecting systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks.

• Iteration

• The process of repeating a set of instructions.

Match the definition to the term.

• Variable

• The process of finding and fixing errors in code.

• Debugging

• A collection of elements of the same data type stored in contiguous memory.

• Array

• A reusable block of code that performs a specific task.

• Boolean

• A data type with only two possible values: true or false.

• Function

• A named storage location in program that holds a value.

Match the definition to the

• API

• An informal description of an algorithm using plain language.

• Pixel

• The smallest unit of a digital image.

• Encryption

• The process of encoding information to protect it from unauthorized access.

• Bandwidth

• An interface that allows different software applications to communicate.

• Pseudocode

• The amount of data that can be transmitted in a fixed amount of time.

True or False:

All programming languages are compiled languages.

• True

• False

True or False:

The Internet and the World Wide Web are the same thing.

• True

• False

True or False:

Algorithms can only be expressed in programming code.

• True

• False

True or False:

Binary code is directly executable by a computer's CPU.

• True

• False

True or False:

Cybersecurity is only important for large corporations, not individuals.

• True

• False

True or False:

Open-source software is always free to use.

• True

• False

True or False:

Machine learning is a subset of artificial intelligence.

• True

• False