State Qualifying Exam Preparation Guide

Computer Programing

(CP)

Exams developed in partnership with Cengage Learning.

Book Information

Programming Logic and Design, Introductory Author: Joyce Farrell ISBN-13: 9781423901952 5th Edition ©2008 Published

Exam Topics

I. An Overview of Computers and Logic.

II. Understanding Structure.

III. The Program Planning Process: Documentation and Design.

IV. Making Decisions.

V. Looping.

VI. Arrays.

VII. Modularization Techniques.

VIII. Control Breaks.

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Sample Questions 1. With a selection structure, you perform an action or task, and then you perform the

next action, in order. a. True b. False

2. When a variable is used as an argument in a method call, it cannot have the same

identifier as the parameter in the method header. a. True b. False

3. Objects are made up of ____.

a. attributes and methods b. fields and interfaces c. classes and modules d. instances and classes

4. In a database, the files often are called ____________________ because you can

arrange their contents in rows and columns.

5. Describe a graphical user interface. Explain the advantages of this type of interface over using the command line.