Deck 2: Programming in Alice

Question 1

The my first world method is what type of method?

A) Primitive method
B) Custom method
C) Unique method
D) World-level method
E) None of these

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which Alice structure is used to have one object move before another object?

A) Do in order
B) Do together
C) Do sequentially
D) Do now
E) None of these

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The say method associated with the Frog class is what type of method?

A) Primitive method
B) Custom method
C) Unique method
D) World-level method
E) None of these

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is the first step in the program development cycle:

A) Write the methods
B) Test the methods
C) Design the program
D) Debug the methods
E) None of these

Question 5

Which of the following structures are used to add explanatory notes into a method?

A) Do in order
B) Do together
C) Note
D) Comment
E) None of these

Question 6

Which of the following identifiers utilizes the camelCase naming convention?

A) MakeCake
B) goForIt
C) Runspotrun
D) tryagain
E) None of these

Question 7

All classes have custom methods.

Question 8

Which type of error will not prevent a program from running, but will produce incorrect results?

A) Syntax error
B) Runtime error
C) Logical error
D) Pseudoerror
E) None of these

Question 9

How are method calls added to a method in the Method Editor?

A) By dragging the method from the Object Tree.
B) By typing the method call.
C) By dragging the method from the Method Window.
D) By dragging the method tile from the Details Panel to the Method Editor.
E) None of these

Question 10

Which Alice structure is used to have two objects move towards each at the same time?

A) Do in order
B) Do together
C) Do sequentially
D) Do now
E) None of these

Question 11

Which of the following is a primitive method?

A) Run
B) Jump
C) Think
D) Play
E) None of these

Question 12

When creating a new Alice world, which of the following should be done prior to the rest?

A) Writing new methods for an object
B) Setting an object's properties
C) Adding one or more objects
D) Running the program
E) Clicking the Restart button

Question 13

Which of the following is not a primitive method?

A) Move
B) Turn
C) Roll
D) Resize
E) None of these

Question 14

Only certain Alice objects have all of the primitive methods.

Question 15

The foottap method associated with the Frog class is what type of method?

A) Primitive method
B) Custom method
C) Unique method
D) World-level method
E) None of these

Question 16

An event is a set of instructions that causes some action to take place.

Question 17

Using the camelCase naming convention is a good way to have easy-to-read, meaningful identifiers.

Question 18

Pseudocode is written in the following language:

A) Basic
B) Machine language
C) Java
D) English
E) None of these

Question 19

When you call the walk method of the Walking People class, what must be specified as an argument?

A) distance
B) speed
C) duration
D) style
E) None of these

Question 20

What is the name of the default world method that automatically runs when an Alice program is executed?

A) the first method
B) main
C) my first method
D) start
E) None of these

Question 21

The ___________________ method is used to turn an object so it faces in the same direction as another object.

Question 22

The Do together structure is used to execute a set of instructions sequentially.

Question 23

The ___________________ method is used to change the location of an object.

Question 24

Each of the ___________________ classes has a custom method walk.

Question 25

A custom method is a method that only objects of a specific class have.

Question 26

The move method can be used to change the direction an object is facing.

Question 27

When you export a video in Alice, it will be created in the same location where you saved the Alice world.

Question 28

Inside the People collection there is another collection named Walking People.

Question 29

Method calls are added to a method by ___________________ the method tile from the Details Panel to the Method Editor.

Question 30

Additional information to a called method is provided via one or more ___________________.

Question 31

The ___________________ method is used to change the size of an object.

Question 32

The comment structure is used to improve the readability of a program.

Question 33

The ___________________ method is used to change the direction an object is facing.

Question 34

The jump method is a primitive method.

Question 35

The programming terminology for executing a method is ___________________ a method.

Question 36

The resize method can be used to change the size of an object.

Question 37

The orient to method and the various turn methods can all be used to change the direction an object is facing.

Question 38

The built-in methods that are associated with every object are called ___________________ methods.

Question 39

World.___________________ is the default world method that automatically runs when an Alice program is executed?

Question 40

Pseudocode and flowcharting are tools used by programs during debugging.

Question 41

A(n) ___________________ method is unique to a specific class.

Question 42

A(n) ___________________ error will not prevent the program from running, but will produce incorrect results.

Question 43

The ___________________ tile is used to insert explanatory notes into a method.

Question 44

___________________ and ___________________ are two tools use by programmers to design a method.

Question 45

Pseudocode is written in the ___________________ language.

Question 46

The ___________________ structure is used to execute a set of instructions simultaneously.

Question 47

An Alice world can be exported as a(n) ___________________ ,which makes it easy to share with others on the Internet.

Question 48

The ___________________ structure is used to execute a set of instructions sequentially.