Computer Science Praxis Exam 192 Questions And Answers
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What are the four components of computational thinking?
· Decomposition- breaking down a complex problem or system into smaller, more manageable parts.
· Pattern Recognition- Looking for similarities among and within problems.
· Abstraction- Focusing on the important information only, ignoring irrelevant detail.
· Algorithms- Developing a step by step solution to the problem, or the rules to follow to solve the problem.
· Pattern Recognition- Looking for similarities among and within problems.
· Abstraction- Focusing on the important information only, ignoring irrelevant detail.
· Algorithms- Developing a step by step solution to the problem, or the rules to follow to solve the problem.
What is a computer?
· Devices that store, retrieve, and process data.
A set of instructions that a computer can execute is known as what?
Algorithms
1) What is the role of a programming language?
· Provide a way to create programs for a computer.
What is IDE?
· An integrated development environment (IDE) is software for building applications that combines common developer tools into a single graphical user interface (GUI).
1) What are some of the general components of an IDE?
-Compiling and building tools
-Code completion/insight
-Resource Management
-Debugging tools
-Code completion/insight
-Resource Management
-Debugging tools
A language that changes code to machine readable code one command at a time is known as what time of language?
Interrupted
What are the specific rules for programming languages when constructing programs in that language?
Syntax
Segments of code that are not executed by a computer and help make the problem easier to read are known as?
comments
What are areas of code where names, such as variables, are valid and what are two examples used to define these areas?
Scope
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