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Coding Vocabulary Quiz #1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Operators that combine variable assignments (=) with arithmetic operators. They serve as a shortcut when coders have to perform an operation that changes the value of a variable. If a rock falls on a game player's head, health needs to be subtracted from their total, and so on.
a)

Bit

b)
ASCII
c)
Binary Numbers
d)

Arithmetic/Assignment Operators

e)
Bug
2.
Stands for the American Standard Code for Information Interchange, which assigns alphanumeric values to keyboard characters.
a)
ASCII
b)

Integers

c)

Main Function

d)
Bit
e)

Variable

3.
A computer's way to represent information. Computers process millions of 1's and 0's a minute using different rules to interpret them as numbers, letters, operators, and everything else put into a computer.
a)

Output

b)
Arithmetic/Assignment Operators
c)

Binary Numbers

d)

Syntax

e)

Float

4.
The individual 1's and 0's you see in binary.
a)

Else Statements

b)
Arithmetic/Assignment Operators
c)
ASCII
d)

Concatenate

e)

Bit

5.
A descriptive term for an unanticipated fault or flaw that leads hardware or software to malfunction.
a)
Bug
b)

Strings

c)

Compiler

d)
Binary Numbers
e)
Bit
6.
Notes in code that do not print or change anything. They are simply there to provide additional information. They can be single (#) or multi line (""" before and after).
a)

Input

b)
Arithmetic/Assignment Operators
c)
ASCII
d)

Comments

e)

Built-In Function

7.
A program that converts commands so that a computer can understand and execute them
a)

Arithmetic/Assignment Operators

b)

Compiler

c)

If Statements

d)
Binary Numbers
e)
Bit
8.
The action of joining or linking strings together to create a longer string. You can do this with strings, lists, and characters. The plus sign (+) is often used.
a)
Concatenate
b)
Arithmetic/Assignment Operators
c)
ASCII
d)

Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

e)

Integers

9.
Used to do something else when the condition in the if statement isn't true. When the “if” statement’s condition is false, these statements are utilized to take another action.
a)

Comments

b)

Sprites

c)
ASCII
d)

Main Function

e)

Else Statements

10.
A function or reusable code in the Python programming language that converts values into decimal values (examples: 4.5, 3.1444, etc.)
a)

Output

b)
Arithmetic/Assignment Operators
c)

Float

d)

Bit

e)

Text Coding

11.
A block of code that can be referenced by name to run the code it contains. It is a collection of instructions that, when executed, carry out a certain task. It is not required to return a value. However, it can.
a)
Functions
b)

Text Coding

c)

Sprites

d)
Binary Numbers
e)

Variable Types

12.
A statement that runs a block of code based on whether or not a condition is true.
a)

Integers

b)
Arithmetic/Assignment Operators
c)

Concatenate

d)

If Statements

e)

Syntax

13.
Any interaction from the user to the program. In video games, this includes using the keyboard to move or using the mouse to look around.
a)

Bit

b)

Strings

c)
ASCII
d)

Integers

e)

Input

14.
Numbers without a fractional component (whole numbers), and don't support decimal points (examples: 3, 729, etc.)
a)
Integers
b)
Arithmetic/Assignment Operators
c)

Else Statements

d)

Variable Types

e)
Bit
15.
Software or an application that combines multiple tools in one window
a)

Text Coding

b)

Functions

c)
ASCII
d)

Compiler

e)

Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

16.
A collection of code made by other programmers for you to import and use. A grouping of files, programs, scripts, routines, or functions that address certain issues and assist programmers in producing code more quickly, securely, and effectively is an example of this.
a)

Input

b)

Library

c)

Syntax

d)
Binary Numbers
e)

Comments

17.
Any information (or effect) that a program produces: – sounds, lights, pictures, text, motion, etc. – on a screen, in a file, on a disk or tape, etc. The print() command produces this.
a)

If Statements

b)

Bug

c)

Library

d)

Output

e)

Strings

18.
Computer graphics that you can move via code.
a)
Sprites
b)

Built-In Function

c)
ASCII
d)

Arithmetic/Assignment Operators

e)

Float

19.
A data type used in programming, that is used to represent text rather than numbers. It is a sequence of characters and can contain letters, numbers, symbols and even spaces. Quotation marks tell the code to print it exactly as written.
a)

Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

b)

Strings

c)

Variable

d)

Text Coding

e)

Input

20.
The rules that define the structure of a language. In computer programming, it means the rules that control the structure of the symbols, punctuation, and words of a programming language. Parentheses, quotations, spaces, plus signs, etc are examples. Using uppercase and/or lowercase letters are also considered examples.
a)

Comments

b)

Output

c)
ASCII
d)

Library

e)

Syntax

21.
Uses letters, numbers, and punctuation to create lines of code and programs. It allows for more freedom, and is what professional programmers use.
a)

Sprites

b)

Text Coding

c)

Input

d)
Binary Numbers
e)

Functions

22.
A container that holds a single number, word, or other information that you can use throughout a program.
a)
Variable
b)

Compiiler

c)

Syntax

d)

Float

e)

Else Statements

23.
Specified once a variable is defined. Examples include: str (short for "string;" words and phrases), char (short for “character;” a single letter or symbol you can type), int (short for “integer;” for whole numbers), double or float (for decimal numbers), list or range (for sequences), and bool (short for “boolean;” for true or false values).
a)

If Statements

b)

Strings

c)

Variable Types

d)

Concatenate

e)

Integers

24.
The location of the bulk of the code. For a program to run, it must have this, which runs first each time you start your program.
a)
Main Function
b)

Strings

c)

Sprites

d)
Binary Numbers
e)
Bit
25.
Functions already built into the programming language (Examples: input(), print(), int(), etc.)
a)

Else Statements

b)

Strings

c)

Bug

d)

Built-In Function

e)

Main Function