AP Computer Science Algorithms Review

Question 1

What does a triangle represent in a flowchart?

Accepted Answer

Decision

Question 2

Algorithms do not stop in a finite amount of time

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

What is an abstraction?

Accepted Answer

A general and simplified representation of something

Question 4

Rectangles, triangles, ovals are symbols in flowcharts

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Abstractions in hardware and software help to reduce complexity and make computers systems easier to understand.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

What is a terminator in a flowchart?

Accepted Answer

Start/end

Question 7

Abstractions are words, ideas, concepts, maps, models, symbols etc...

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Algorithms don't produce a result

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

What keyword is used in an Iteration pseudocode?

Accepted Answer

While

Question 10

Algorithms are...

Accepted Answer

Sequential

Question 11

Intractable problems are not problems for which we don't have an effective algorithm to solve for

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

What does the rectangle represent in a flowchart?

Accepted Answer

Process

Question 13

Pseudocode is NOT an actual programming language

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Algorithms are well ordered

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

What is an algorithm?

Accepted Answer

A process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or problemsolving

Question 16

When algorithms are being designed, they can be expressed as a...

Accepted Answer

Pseudocode

Question 17

set a = 7, set b = 5. What would this be an example of?

Accepted Answer

Pseudocode

Question 18

Abstraction occurs...

Accepted Answer

at every level and stage of operations

Question 19

What is a pseudocode?

Accepted Answer

A language description of steps in an algorithm

Question 20

What is a flowchart?

Accepted Answer

A type of diagram that represents process or sequences

Questions 20