Test: Java Fundamentals Midterm Exam

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Section 2
(Answer all questions in this section)

1In Alice, procedural abstraction is the concept of making code easier to

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. understand and reuse. True or false?
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True (*)
False

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2In Alice, if a procedure is declared for a clownFish class, which classes

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. can use the procedure?
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The clownFish class and Swimmer class

ClownFish class (*)
The pajamaFish class, clownFish class, and Swimmer class
Any class with "Fish" in the class name

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3From your Alice lessons, which of the following is a tool to show the
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. logic of an animation?
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Visual storyboard
Flowchart (*)
Pie chart
Scene editor
Class chart

Incorrect. Refer to Section 2 Lesson 5.

4In Alice, which function is used to move an object directly to the center
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. point of another object?
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getObject
getDuration
getDepth
getDistance (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 2 Lesson 7.

5Which of the following statements about what happens when the

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. following code is executed is false?
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The message "Printing Some Text" will be printed until loopVal is

no longer less than 5.
The variable loopVal is initialized to 0.
The condition loopVal < 5 is tested after the block is executed. (*)
The condition loopVal < 5 returns a boolean value.
None of the above.

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6.If you
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want one
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message
to display
if a user
is below
the age of
18 and a
different
message
to display
if the
user is 18
or older,
what type
of
construct
would
you use?

for all loop

do loop
while loop
if (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 2 Lesson

14.

7. The Alice IF control structure requires the false statement to

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be populated. True or false?
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True
False (*)

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8. In Alice, Do In Order and Do Together:

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Are move statements

Are control statements (*)
Are complex statements
None of the above

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9. In Alice, the setVehicle procedure will associate one object to

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another. True or false?
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True (*)
False

Incorrect. Refer to Section 2 Lesson

6.
 10. Which of the following actions would require a control
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statement to control animation timing?
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(Choose all correct answers)

A biped object walking. (*)

A rock object turning.
A fish swimming. (*)
A bird flying. (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 2 Lesson

6
1In
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1.Alice,
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how is
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a one-
shot
procedu
re
differen
t from
procedu
res in
the
Code
editor?

One-shot procedures are only available for acting objects, while

procedures are available for all objects.
One-shot procedures are available in the Code editor, while
procedures are available in the Scene editor.
A one-shot procedure executes only one time to re-position the
object, while procedures in the Code editor execute every time
the Run button is clicked. (*)
All of the above

Incorrect. Refer to Section 2 Lesson 2.

12. From your Alice lessons, variables are fixed and cannot be changed.
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True or false?
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True
False (*)
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13. Which of the following programming instructions commands the fish

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to continuously move forward a random speed between 0.5 and 1.0
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meters, minus 0.25 meters, until it collides with the shark?
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(*)

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 14. From your Alice lessons, what does the Count control statement do?
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Executes statements a random number of times.

Executes statements simultaneously.
Executes statements a specific number of times. (*)
Executes statements while a condition is true.

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15. From your Alice lessons, when testing your animation, you should
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test that comments were added below each sequence of instructions in
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the code. True or false?
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True
False (*)

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Section 2
(Answer all questions in this section)

16.From your Alice lessons, at what point in the animation process do

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you confirm the items on the "Checklist for Animation Completion"?
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Before designing the animation.

During and after the animation process. (*)
At the beginning of the animation process.
After adding each procedure to the Code editor.

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17.Debugging and testing is the process of running the animation one

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time, and adjusting the control statements, procedures, and
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arguments.

True
False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 2 Lesson 3.

 18.From your Alice lessons, complete the following sentence: When
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coded, an event triggers a ___________.
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Infinite loop
Gallery
Procedure (*)
Scene

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19.In Alice, which of the following programming statements moves the

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butterfly forward, double the distance to the tree?
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this.Butterfly move forward {this.Butterfly getDistanceTo

this.Tree * 2} (*)
this.Butterfly move backward {this.Butterfly getDistanceTo
this.Tree * 2}
this.Butterfly move backward {this.Butterfly getDistanceTo
this.Tree / 2}
this.Butterfly move forward {this.Butterfly getDistanceTo
this.Tree / 2}

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20.In Alice, which of the following programming statements moves the

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fish forward, the distance to the rock, minus the depth of the rock?
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this.Fish move forward {this.Rock getDistanceTo this.Fish -

this.Fish getDepth}
this.Fish move forward {this.Fish getDistanceTo this.Rock -
this.Rock getDepth} (*)
this.Fish move forward {this.Rock getDistanceTo this.Fish -
this.Fish - 2}
this.Rock move forward {this.Rock getDistanceTo this.Fish -
this.Fish - 2}

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2Examine the following code. What are the variables?
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1.
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answers)

args
n (*)
i (*)
t

Incorr
ect.
Refer
to
Sectio
n2
Lesso
n 13.

22. Which of the following

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is not a valid arithmetic
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operator in Java?
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+
/
-
*
%
None of the above
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Section 3
(Answer all questions in this section)

23. From your Greenfoot

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lessons, source code is
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written in the Code
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editor. True or false?

True (*)
False

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24. In Greenfoot, what

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happens if the
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condition is false in an
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if-statement?

The programming
statements are
executed.
The if-statement is
executed.
The act method is
deleted.
The programming
statements are not
executed. (*)

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ct

25. Use your Greenfoot

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knowledge to answer
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the question. One
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reason to write a
defined method in a
class is to change the
behavior of the class.
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True
False (*)

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ect.
Refer
to
Sectio
n3
Lesso
n6
26.From
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Greenfoot
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lessons,
how do
you call a
defined
method?

Call the method from the act method. (*)

Call the method from the defined method.
Write the method in the World superclass.
Write the method in the instance.
Write the method in the source code.

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27. Which of the following type of audience should you ask to

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play your Greenfoot game during the testing phase?
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Testing
Target (*)
Primary
Programmer

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3 Lesson

4.
 28. From your Greenfoot lessons, a problem statement defines
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the purpose for your game. True or false?
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True (*)
False

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29. Using Greenfoot, how do we change the size and resolution

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of the World instance?
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Edit the methods in the class.

Edit the values in the constructor. (*)
Delete the instance.
Edit the values in the class's act method.

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30. In Greenfoot, an if-statement is used to alternate between

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displaying two images in an instance. True or false?
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True
False (*)

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31.Using the
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Greenfoot
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IDE, when is
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a constructor
automatically
executed?

When source code is written.

When a new image is added to the class.
When a new instance of the class is created. (*)
When the act method is executed.

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32. From your Greenfoot lessons, which of the following is an
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example of a type of data passed through a parameter?
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Methods
Classes
Integers (*)
Scenarios

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3

Lesson 2.

33. In Greenfoot, the properties of an instance can be

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modified in the documentation. True or false?
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True
False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3

Lesson 2.

34. From your Greenfoot lessons, which of the following are

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properties of an instance?
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Size
Color
Image file
Methods
All of the above (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3

Lesson 2.

35. In the following Greenfoot method signature, which is the

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method name?
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void turnLeft()

()
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turnLeft (*)
Left

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36.From your
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Greenfoot
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lessons,
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which of the
following is
not a
characteristic
of a static
method?

Belongs to a class itself

Belongs to an instance itself (*)
Available for other classes to use with dot notation
Signature contains the word static
Is a method

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3

Lesson 5.

37. From your Greenfoot lessons, dot notation allows you to

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use a method from a different class, if the class you are
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programming does not possess the method. True or false?
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True (*)
False

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38. When a Greenfoot code segment is executed in an if-

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statement, each line of code is executed in sequential
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order. True or false?
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True (*)
False

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 39. In Greenfoot, you can use comparison operators to
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compare a variable to a random number. True or false?
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True (*)
False

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40. From your Greenfoot lessons, the keyDown method is

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located in which class?
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Actor
Greenfoot (*)
GreenfootImage
World

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41.From
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lessons,
which of
the
following
is not a
step to
creating a
new
subclass?

Right-click on a superclass.
Click New subclass...
Name the class.
Select an image for the class.
Program the class to move forward. (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3 Lesson

1.

42. From your Greenfoot lessons, a scenario is a game or

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 simulation implemented in Greenfoot. True or false? Review 
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True (*)
False

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43. How would the following sentence be written in Greenfoot

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source code? If Duke's leg is down, and the keyboard key "d"
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is down...
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if (&&isDown ! Greenfoot.isKeyDown("d") )
if (!isDown && Greenfoot.isKeyDown("d") )
if (isDown && Greenfoot.isKeyDown("d") ) (*)
if (!Greenfoot.isKeyDown && isDown("d") )

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44. From your Greenfoot lessons, what is a loop?

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A statement that executes one segment of code.

A statement that can execute a section of code multiple
times. (*)
A statement that can execute a section of code one time.
A statement that can execute a method multiple times.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3 Lesson

10.

45. From your Greenfoot lessons, when do infinite loops occur?

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When the loop is executed.

Only in while loops.
When the end to the code isn't established. (*)
When the end to the act method isn't established.
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10.
Section 3
(Answer all questions in this section)

4In the following Greenfoot array, what statement would you write to access
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6.the "a" key?
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Keynames = {"a", "b", "c", "d"};

keynames[2]
keynames["a"]
keynames[0] (*)
keynames["a" key]

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4From your Greenfoot lessons, which line of code is missing something?

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1
3 (*)
4
5
6

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4In Greenfoot, the image below is an example of what construct?

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 Method
Comment
Constructor (*)
Class

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3 Lesson 12.

4Use your Greenfoot skills to answer the question. What is incorrect in this
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9.code?
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Spacing missing
Curly brace missing
Parenthesis missing (*)
Comma missing

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5From your Greenfoot lessons, which of the following are examples of

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0.abstraction?
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(Choose all correct answers)

Playing a range of sounds when keyboard keys are pressed. (*)

A single instance displays a single image.
Assigning a different keyboard key to each instance. (*)
Programming a single movement for a single instance.
Assigning a different image file to each instance. (*)

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