Lesson 2.2.1

2.2.1 Programming fundamentals Quiz: OCR Computer Science, Unit 8

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. Which programming construct is used to execute a block of code repeatedly until a condition is met?

    • Iteration
    • Sequence
    • Assignment
    • Selection

  2. What term describes data that can change while the program is running?

    • Constant
    • String
    • Integer
    • Variable

  3. What is 17 MOD 5?

    • 2
    • 3.4
    • 85
    • 3

  4. What is 2 ^ 3?

    • 5
    • 9
    • 6
    • 8

  5. Which operator means 'not equal to'?

    • !=
    • <=
    • ==
    • >=

  6. What describes a count-controlled loop?

    • Condition-based loop
    • Random termination
    • Infinite repetition
    • Fixed repetition count

  7. Which programming construct allows code to branch based on a condition?

    • Assignment
    • Selection
    • Iteration
    • Sequence

  8. Which Boolean operator gives TRUE only when both inputs are TRUE?

    • AND
    • OR
    • NAND
    • NOT

  9. What is the final value of x after x = 3, then x = x + 4, then x = x * 2?

    • 14
    • 24
    • 7
    • 10

  10. In a Boolean AND operation with one false condition, what is the output?

    • Null
    • True
    • Error
    • False

  11. How many times does FOR i = 1 TO 5 run its body?

    • 4
    • 6
    • 5
    • 1

  12. A loop repeats WHILE total < 20. Total starts at 0 and increases by 6 each pass. How many passes run?

    • 4
    • 3
    • 5
    • 20

  13. If a condition has the Boolean value FALSE, what does NOT give?

    • FALSE
    • NULL
    • TRUE
    • Undefined

  14. What is 29 DIV 4?

    • 7
    • 4
    • 8
    • 1

  15. In the assignment statement score <- score + 10, what occurs?

    • Score resets to 0
    • Score multiplies by 10
    • Score decreases by 10
    • Score increases by 10

  16. Which statement is an output?

    • PRINT name
    • name <- 'Sam'
    • INPUT name
    • IF name = 'Sam'

  17. A loop counts i from 1 to 10 and adds 1 to a count each time i MOD 2 = 0. What is count at the end?

    • 10
    • 5
    • 4
    • 2

  18. What are the three core programming constructs combined?

    • Variable constant data
    • Input process output
    • Array record file
    • Sequence selection iteration

  19. Given x = 5 and y = 3, which expression evaluates to TRUE?

    • x > 4 OR y < 2
    • x > 4 AND y < 2
    • x < 4 AND y > 5
    • NOT (x > 4)

  20. A loop should count down from 10 to 1. Which loop header is most suitable?

    • FOR i = 0 TO 10 STEP 1
    • FOR i = 10 TO 1 STEP -1
    • WHILE i > 10
    • FOR i = 1 TO 10

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