Deck 1: Introduction to Alice and Objects

Question 1

The only language a computer can understand is

A) Basic
B) Machine language
C) The Alice programming language
D) Java
E) None of these

Answer 1

B

Question 2

You can create 3D animations in Alice.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

When an Alice world is first created, it must contain the following objects:

A) World only
B) Camera only
C) World and camera
D) World, camera, and Alice
E) None of these

Answer 3

C

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

An object can have:

A) Properties and characteristics
B) Properties and methods
C) Methods and players
D) Methods only
E) None of these

Question 7

When an object is rotated, it turns around its

A) Viewpoint
B) Center point
C) Middle point
D) Rotation point
E) None of these

Question 8

Which property would be used to show the location of an object in relation to the center of the world?

A) Color
B) Opacity
C) PointOfView
D) Location
E) None of these

Question 9

Which property would be used to make an object invisible?

A) Color
B) Opacity
C) PointOfView
D) Invisibility
E) None of these

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

Most people prefer to program directly in machine language.

Question 13

The following button is used to run an Alice program.

A) Go
B) Play
C) Run
D) Start
E) None of these

Question 14

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

Question 15

Because the computer's operations are so basic in nature, a meaningful task can only be accomplished if the computer performs many operations.

Question 16

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

Question 17

Machine language instructions are written in

A) English
B) Decimal
C) Binary
D) Assembly
E) None of these

Question 18

The Alice galleries contain:

A) Objects
B) Properties
C) Programs
D) Classes
E) None of these

Question 19

Which property would be used to make an object purple?

A) Color
B) Opacity
C) PointOfView
D) Invisibility
E) None of these

Question 20

Syntax errors are easy to create in Alice.

Question 21

A computer ___________________ is merely a command for the computer to perform on of the operations that it knows how to do.

Question 22

The opacity property could be used to make an object red.

Question 23

An object can be made up of other objects.

Question 24

The ___________________ button is used to run an Alice program.

Question 25

A computer ___________________ is a set of instructions that a computer follows to perform a task.

Question 26

Machine language instructions are written in ___________________.

Question 27

Programming languages use words instead of numbers to represent instructions.

Question 28

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

Question 29

Misspelled keywords, missing punctuation characters, and other such errors are called ___________________ errors.

Question 30

___________________ is the only language that computers understand.

Question 31

The invisible property is used to make an object invisible.

Question 32

The Go button is used to run an Alice program.

Question 33

If an Alice world contains three instances of a chicken, then the chickens must all face the same direction.

Question 34

Properties are used to specify characteristics of an object.

Question 35

The instructions in a program must be carefully written so they follow a logical sequence.

Question 36

The camera is an object that is automatically placed in every Alice world.

Question 37

The speed slider is used to alter the speed of a program as it is running.

Question 38

An algorithm is a set of instructions that a programmer can translate into a programming language.

Question 39

A binary number is a number that has only 1s and 0s.

Question 40

The ___________________ Editor is used to create and edit methods.

Question 41

A(n) ___________________ is a set of programming statements associated with an object.

Question 42

When an object is rotated, it turns around its ___________________ point.

Question 43

The ___________________ mode is used to add objects to an Alice world.

Question 44

Objects in an Alice world can be moved in ___________________ directions.

Question 45

The ___________________ property would be used to make an object invisible.

Question 46

The position of the camera, including the direction in which it points is called the camera's ___________________.

Question 47

___________________ are used to specify an object's characteristics.

Question 48

The ___________________ property would be used to make an object red.

Question 49

In programming terminology, an object is said to be a(n) ___________________ of a class.

Question 50

An Alice world is created by placing items in the world.These items are called ___________________.

Question 51

The Alice galleries contain ___________________, which are used to create an Alice world.

Question 52

An object's ___________________ property shows the location of the object in relation to the center of the Alice world.