Deck 3: Variables, Functions, Math, and Strings

Question 1

Which category of primitive functions returns values indicating an object's distance or nearness to another object?

A) Point of view
B) Proximity
C) Size
D) Spatial relation
E) None of these

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following categories of variables are available in Alice?

A) Local variables
B) Parameter variables
C) Class-Level variables
D) World-Level variables
E) All of these

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Which of the following functions could be used to input the user's first name?

A) ask user for a number
B) ask user for a boolean
C) ask user for yes or no
D) ask user for a string
E) None of these

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following belongs to the world?

A) Local variable
B) Parameter variable
C) Class-Level variable
D) World-Level variable
E) None of these

Question 5

A parameter variable belongs to a specific object.

Question 6

What is the name of the operation that joins two strings together?

A) String addition
B) String add
C) String concatenation
D) String together
E) None of these

Question 7

Which of the following belongs to a specific method?

A) Local variable
B) Parameter variable
C) Class-Level variable
D) World-Level variable
E) None of these

Question 8

A class-level variable belongs to the world.

Question 9

Which of the following variable types should be used to store someone's age?

A) Number
B) Boolean
C) Object
D) String
E) None of these

Question 10

Which of the following holds an argument that is passed to a method?

A) Local variable
B) Parameter variable
C) Class-Level variable
D) World-Level variable
E) None of these

Question 11

What is the name of the special Alice object that allows you to add text to a world?

A) 3D text
B) Super text
C) Big text
D) String text
E) None of these

Question 12

When a local variable is declared, which of the following can be set?

A) Variable name
B) Variable type
C) Initial value
D) All of the above
E) None of these

Question 13

Before you can use a local variable in a method, you must create the variable.

Question 14

Which of the following functions will input a Boolean value from the user?

A) ask user for a number
B) ask user for a Boolean
C) ask user for yes or no
D) ask user for a string
E) None of these

Question 15

Which category of primitive functions has a function that returns an object's height?

A) Point of view
B) Proximity
C) Size
D) Spatial relation
E) None of these

Question 16

Which of the following variable types can hold a value of either true or false?

A) Number
B) Boolean
C) Object
D) String
E) None of these

Question 17

A parameter is a storage location that is represented by a name.

Question 18

Which category of primitive functions has a function that could test whether an object is above another object?

A) Point of view
B) Proximity
C) Size
D) Spatial relation
E) None of these

Question 19

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B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) None of these

Question 20

Which of the following belongs to a specific object?

A) Local variable
B) Parameter variable
C) Class-Level variable
D) World-Level variable
E) None of these

Question 21

Local variables are created in the local area of the Method Editor.

Question 22

A(n) ___________________ variable holds an argument that is passed to a method.

Question 23

A(n) ___________________ is a named location in memory.

Question 24

A Boolean variable can only store the two values true or false.

Question 25

A(n) ___________________ variable belongs to a specific object.

Question 26

A string is a sequence of characters and is used to store text.

Question 27

String addition is used to join two strings together.

Question 28

The ask user functions are used to get input from the user.

Question 29

The ___________________ function is used to input a numeric value from the user.

Question 30

A(n) ___________________ variable belongs to the world.

Question 31

Local variables are created in the ___________________ area of the Method Editor.

Question 32

The ___________________ function is used to input a Boolean value from the user.

Question 33

A(n) ___________________ variable can hold one of two values: true or false.

Question 34

A local variable belongs to a specific method.

Question 35

A function is not considered to be a method.

Question 36

To assign a value to a variable during run-time, drag the variable tile and drop it into the method editor where you want the set statement to be executed.

Question 37

A(n) ___________________ variable belongs to a specific method.

Question 38

An object variable can hold any type of data.

Question 39

A(n) ___________________ is a special type of method that returns a value.

Question 40

Each object in an Alice world has a set of primitive functions.

Question 41

Given that the variable hours has a value of 10, the following expression would evaluate to what value?
hours / 5 + 2

Question 42

A(n) ___________________ is a sequence of characters and is used to store text.

Question 43

String ___________________ is used to join two strings together.

Question 44

Variables you create in Alice must have a(n) ___________________.

Question 45

Alice has a special object called ___________________ text that allows you to add text to a world.

Question 46

The ___________________ functions return values indicating an object's proximity to another object.