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State Qualifying Exam Preparation Guide
Computer Programing
(CP)
Exams developed in partnership with Cengage Learning.
Book Information
Programming Logic and Design, Introductory Author: Joyce Farrell ISBN-13: 9781423901952 5th Edition ©2008 Published
Exam Topics
I. An Overview of Computers and Logic.
II. Understanding Structure.
III. The Program Planning Process: Documentation and Design.
IV. Making Decisions.
V. Looping.
VI. Arrays.
VII. Modularization Techniques.
VIII. Control Breaks.
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SQE Preparation Guide Computer Programming
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Sample Questions 1. With a selection structure, you perform an action or task, and then you perform the
next action, in order. a. True b. False
2. When a variable is used as an argument in a method call, it cannot have the same
identifier as the parameter in the method header. a. True b. False
3. Objects are made up of ____.
a. attributes and methods b. fields and interfaces c. classes and modules d. instances and classes
4. In a database, the files often are called ____________________ because you can
arrange their contents in rows and columns.
5. Describe a graphical user interface. Explain the advantages of this type of interface over using the command line.