[habs] Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science Pseudocode Quiz

How should lines be indented in pseudocode according to the Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science syllabus?

• Indented by two spaces for all lines

• Indented by four spaces for all lines

• Indented by four spaces, with continuation lines indented by two spaces

• No indentation is required

In pseudocode, how are keywords represented?

• In lower case

• In mixed case

• In upper case

• In italicized text

How are comments in code denoted in the programming example provided?

• By a hashtag (#) at the beginning of the comment

• By enclosing the comment in /* and */

• By two forward slashes (//) at the beginning of the comment

• By putting the comment in quotation marks ("")

Which of the following is NOT a basic data type listed in the document?

• INTEGER

• REAL

• COMPLEX

• BOOLEAN

According to the document, how should a string literal be written?

• Enclosed in single quotes (' ')

• Enclosed in double quotes (" ")

• Enclosed in parentheses ( )

• Enclosed in curly braces { }

What is the correct format for writing identifiers such as variable names according to the document?

• Starting with a lowercase letter and can include underscores

• Starting with a capital letter and can include digits

• Starting with a capital letter and cannot include underscores

• Starting with a digit and can include capital letters

Which of the following is a good practice for naming identifiers in programming?

• Using single letters that are not conventional

• Using keywords as identifier names

• Using names that describe the variable, procedure, or function

• Using case-sensitive identifiers

According to the document, which of the following should never be used as identifier names?

• Descriptive names

• Keywords

• Single letters in conventional use like i and j

• Case-insensitive names

What is the assignment operator used in the pseudocode provided in the learning material?

• A) :=

• B) =

• C) <-

• D) ->

How is an array declared for a one-dimensional array of integers with lower bound 1 and upper bound 10?

• A) DECLARE ArrayName: ARRAY[1:10] OF INTEGER

• B) DECLARE ArrayName: [1 TO 10] OF INTEGER

• C) DECLARE ArrayName: ARRAY OF [1:10] INTEGER

• D) DECLARE ArrayName: INTEGER ARRAY[1,10]