CCS Programming Fundamentals 2

Question 1

Which programming concept allows a function to call itself to solve a problem?

Accepted Answer

Recursion

Answer

Recursion is when a function calls itself repeatedly until a base condition is met.

Question 2

In object-oriented programming, what is the term for bundling data and methods that operate on that data within one unit?

Accepted Answer

Encapsulation

Answer

Encapsulation bundles data and the methods that manipulate that data into a single class or object.

Question 3

What does a 'while' loop check before executing its body?

Accepted Answer

A condition that must be true to continue

Answer

A while loop evaluates its condition before each iteration and exits when the condition becomes false.

Question 4

Which data structure follows the Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) principle?

Accepted Answer

Stack

Answer

A stack operates on LIFO, meaning the last element added is the first one removed.

Question 5

What is the result of the expression 7 % 3 in most programming languages?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

The modulo operator (%) returns the remainder of division; 7 divided by 3 is 2 with remainder 1.

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