Ict Exam

Question 1

What are arithmetic operators?

Answer 1

Addition - +
Subtraction - -
Multiplication- *
Division - /
Floor division - //
Remainder - %

Question 2

What is algorithm?

Answer 2

A procedure or formula for solving a problem

Question 3

Data types

Answer 3

Data types

Question 4

String

Answer 4

Holds alphanumeric data as text

Question 5

Integer

Answer 5

Holds whole numbers

Question 6

Float

Answer 6

Holds numbers with a decimal point

Question 7

Boolean

Answer 7

Holds either ‘true’ or ‘false’

Question 8

Comparison operators

Answer 8

== - equal to
!= - not equal to
> - greater than
= - greater than or equal to

Question 9

Who uses IF statements?

Answer 9

Thinking of a mobile phone, for example, where might an IF statement appear in coding

Question 10

What is a computer bug?

Answer 10

The name ‘bug’ refers to an error in a program.

Question 11

What is a variable?

Answer 11

A variable is a location in memory in which you can temporarily store text or numbers.

Question 12

Variables

Answer 12

A variable name can contain only numbers, letters and underscores.

Question 13

Functions

Answer 13

Functions are special keywords that do a specific job

Question 14

While loop

Answer 14

Keep doing something until that condition is broken.