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1 point
A program lets users design and share their own digital artwork. Which purpose category does this best fit?
Solving a problem
Creative expression
Exploring a topic
Data storage
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Program Function and Purpose (College Board AP® Computer Science Principles): Exam Questions
10 mins10 questions
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1 point
Which statement best describes the difference between a program's purpose and its function?
The purpose and the function always mean exactly the same thing
The purpose is what the program does; the function is why it exists
The purpose is why the program exists; the function is what it does
The purpose is the program's code; the function is its comments
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3
1 point
A mobile app lets farmers log daily rainfall and then recommends the best day to plant their crops. What is the primary purpose of this innovation?
Entertainment
Creative expression
Exploring a topic
Solving a problem
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4
1 point
A group of statements that work together to complete part of a task is best described as a:
Code segment
Statement
Program
Variable
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5
1 point
By default, in what order does a program carry out its statements?
All at the same time
Sequentially, from top to bottom, one at a time
In a random order each run
From the bottom of the program upward
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6
1 point
Consider the following code segment.
price ← 100
price ← price - 20
price ← price * 2
DISPLAY(price)What value is displayed?
80
180
160
200
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7
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Why can the same program produce different outputs on different runs?
Because its comments change between runs
Because its statements run in a different order each time
Because the program rewrites its own code as it runs
Because it can receive different inputs
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8
1 point
A program accepts a quantity of items from 1 to 50. Which input is an edge case?
50
25
75
"apple"
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9
1 point
A program calculates the shipping cost for packages weighing between 0.1 kg and 30 kg. Which two inputs best test that it handles the boundary conditions? Select two answers.
15 kg
12 kg
0.1 kg
30 kg
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10
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A program takes a list of exam scores as input and displays the single highest score. Which of the following best describes the behavior of this program?
It creates a variable and compares each element of the list in turn using conditional statements
It receives a list of scores as input and outputs the highest value in that list
It exists to help teachers record and rank student grades more quickly
It always returns a correct result, even when the input list is empty
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