Test Item File- Practice Test - Starting Out with Alice,Gaddis,3e

Chapter One



MULTIPLE CHOICE


1. A sequence of steps that must be taken to perform a task is called a(n):

a. Algorithm

b. Program

c. Binary

d. Computer

e. None of these


ANS: A



2. A file containing machine language instructions that can be directly executed by the
computer is called a(n):

a. Executable program

b. Application

c. Source file

d. Instruction set

e. None of these


ANS: A


3. Because of Alice’s drag-and-drop interface, Alice programs cannot contain

a. Syntax errors

b. Runtime errors

c. Logical errors

d. Errors

, e. None of these


ANS: A


4. The following button is used to run an Alice program.

a. Go

b. Play

c. Run

d. Start

e. None of these


ANS: B


5. An object can have:

a. Properties and characteristics

b. Properties and methods

c. Methods and players

d. Methods only

e. None of these


ANS: B


6. The Alice galleries contain:

a. Objects

b. Properties

c. Programs

d. Classes

e. None of these

, ANS: D


7. The only language a computer can understand is

a. Basic

b. Machine language

c. The Alice programming language

d. Java

e. None of these


ANS: B


8. Machine language instructions are written in

a. English

b. Decimal

c. Binary

d. Assembly

e. None of these


ANS: C


9. Which of the following is used to add objects to an Alice world?

a. Method editor

b. Scene editor

c. Alice editor

d. Object editor

e. None of these


ANS: B

, 10. Which of the following is used to edit a method associated with an object?

a. Method editor

b. Scene editor

c. Alice editor

d. Object editor

e. None of these


ANS: A


11. What would you use to add a snowman to an Alice world?

a. Method editor

b. Scene editor

c. Alice editor

d. Object editor

e. None of these


ANS: B


12. Which property would be used to make an object invisible?

a. Color

b. Opacity

c. PointOfView

d. Invisibility

e. None of these


ANS: B



13. Which property would be used to make an object purple?