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Introduction to programming

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a programming language?

a)

Written English

b)

An artificial language used to program a computer

c)

A language used in pseudocode

2.

What is machine code?

a)

A programming language that a computer understands

b)

The make and model of a computer

c)

The serial number of a computer

3.

What is a program?

a)

A flowchart written on a computer

b)

A video that is watched on a computer

c)

A series of step-by-step instructions that tell a computer how to solve a task

4.

What is a statement?

a)

A calculation performed in a programming language

b)

A keyword in a programming language

c)

A box in a flowchart

5.

What is an instruction?

a)

A box in a flowchart

b)

One or more statements grouped together to instruct the computer to perform a task

c)

A calculation performed in a programming language

6.
What is the correct definition of an algorithm?
a)
An algorithm is a step by step instructions to solve a problem.
b)
An algorithm is a process of baking bread.
c)
An algorithm is a software used to compute numbers.
d)
An algorithm is the process of breaking problems.
7.
Decomposition is a term used to define...
a)
The process of assigning value to a variable.
b)
The process of taking out unnecessary details from problems.
c)
The process of breaking down problems into smaller problems.
d)
The process of coding a problem.
8.
Abstraction is.....
a)
The process of drawing abstract pictures.
b)
The process of assigning values to variables.
c)
The process of breaking down problems.
d)
The process of removing unnecessary details from a problem.
9.
What is a flowchart?
a)
A textual representation of algorithms.
b)
A graphical representation of algorithms.
c)
A cluster of different shapes.
d)
A program code written in Logo.
10.
Computers can solve any problem that can be computationally solved.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE