Quiz - Unit 4

Ada Lovelace wrote the first Computer Program for _____ .

• Apple

• The Analytical Engine

• Microsoft

• JavaScript

The process of translating (changing) a program into machine code is called _________.

• Abstraction

• Binary

• Compiling

• Sandboxing

Breaking a complex problem down into simple parts is know as _________.

• Pseudocode

• Application

• Binary

• Decomposition

________ help programmers visualize specific steps in an algorithm.

• Flowcharts

• Abstraction

• Formatting

• Attribution

What is this ?

• Pseudocode
• Flow chart
• Syntax
• Binary

What is the Output if the user enters:
Yes

• Leave umbrella at home
• Take an umbrella
• Is it raining?

• END

What is the difference between a flowchart and pseudocode? 

• Flowcharts are excellent, pseudocode is not helpful at all.

• A flowchart is textual but pseudocode is diagrammatic.

• A flowchart has shapes/pictures or a diagram while pseudocode is textual or code descriptions of an algorithm.

• A flowchart and pseudocode are the same thing. 

What is the correct definition of an algorithm?

• An algorithm is step by step instructions to solve a problem.

• An algorithm is a process of baking bread.
• An algorithm is software used to compute numbers.

• An algorithm is the process of breaking problems.

What are algorithms used for?

• To plan or test a solution to a problem.

• As a platform to program a forensic countermeasure.

• To nominate famous computer engineers.

• To store data for later abstraction.

Which of these is NOT an algorithm?

• Following recipe instructions.

• Watching and cheering for your favorite sports team.

• Tying your shoelaces.

• Making a cup of coffee.