Intro to Computer Science Final

Why do programmers like to use functions?

It can be better organized and understood and it can be reused.

A programmer has an idea to use just one language for the content, structure, and style of web pages. What might be a problem with this idea?

It will be confusing and less organized for people to read and write code that mixes everything together and communicating about structure and style are different problems, and it is helpful to use two languages specific to those problems.

HTML hyperlink tag

Links web pages together, have to use the <a> element <a href="house.html">House</>

What are the components of the problem solving model?

Define - Prepare - Try - Reflect

Of the following, which strategy will NOT help a designer better understand user needs? A. Using events to change a screen when the user presses on a certain button B. Interviewing users and asking them direct questions about their needs C. Watching the user interact with an app and recording where they have trouble

A.

Opening paragraph tag

<p>

Unordered List tag

<ul></ul>

Users may only use this work as is and may make no modifications.

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs

What type of Creative Commons License does not allow others use this work for advertising or to make money?

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs

During user tests for a new app, the users couldn't figure out which buttons to push, even though the design team thought it was obvious. What's the BEST way for the design team to deal with this problem? A. Give more hints in the user test to help the users understand the buttons better B. Redesign the app to make it easier to use the buttons, then run more user tests C. Find users who are better with technology and use them for the tests instead

B.

A team of friends is creating a game together. They want to make sure that everyone can understand the code that the others write. What could they do to make it easier for them to read each other's code?

Create easy function names that make sense so that everyone can follow along with the code.

</p>

Closing paragraph tag

<img/>

Self closing tag that allows you to add an image into your code. <img scr="dog.jpg" alt="My Dog">

When making a web page, what two tasks are HTML the most important language for?

Separating out headings from paragraphs and organizing text into a list.

A team is making a platform jumper game. The background and platforms are working, but the main character won't appear. What might be the problem?

The character sprite is drawn behind the background sprite or the character sprite is drawn off the screen.

A student is using a stylesheet to make all the paragraphs on the website green, but it's not working on index.html, even though it works on the other web pages. What could be causing the problem?

The student forgot to link the stylesheet to the index.html page or could have mispelled green.

A group of artist is making a website. When should they use classes?

They want some images to float left and other images to float right.

What is the purpose of the Equality operator?

To compare two values or expressions

Why are Boolean operators used in computers?

To save time and effort by eliminating inappropriate hits that must be scanned before discarding.

What is <ol></ol> used for?

Used to create and ordered list

Once issues have been categorized according to how urgent and how difficult they are to address, which issues should you address first and why?

You should address the most urgent first. This is because it is a bigger problem than the others and more vital to your situation.

What should you decide before you begin writing code for a program?

You should know what you are going to create and who it's for.

A _____________ is a precise sequence of instructions for processes that can be executed by a computer.

algorithm

A ____ allows image creators to decide both who can use their images and how the images can be used.

copyright

Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program is known as _____________.

debugging

A ________________ is the collected information about an individual across multiple websites on the Internet.

digital footprint

Any device or component that receives information from a computer.

output

If you are brainstorming/researching possible solutions, comparing pros and cons, you are in the _____ stage.

prepare

A graphic character on the screen with properties that describe its location, movement, and look is known as a ______________.

sprite