Epic Skills Assessment Fictional Programming Language Logic Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

XiLang: counter=0; FOR each item IN [10,20,30,40]: IF item>15: counter=counter+1. What is counter after execution?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

Items >15: 20, 30, 40. Three items pass the condition. counter=3.

Question 2

PhiScript: FUNC factorial(n): IF n<=1 RETURN 1 ELSE RETURN n * factorial(n-1). What is factorial(4)?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

factorial(4) = 4×3×2×1 = 24.

Question 3

SigmaCode rule: variables declared inside a BLOCK are local. BLOCK1: x=5; BLOCK2: x=10; END BLOCK2; PRINT x; END BLOCK1. What prints?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

BLOCK2's x is a local variable. After BLOCK2 ends, the x in scope is BLOCK1's x=5.

Question 4

In LambdaLang: FUNC apply(f, x) RETURN f(x). FUNC square(n) RETURN n*n. What does apply(square, 6) return?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

apply(square, 6) calls square(6) = 6×6 = 36.

Question 5

NuCode: array B = [2,4,6,8,10]. B.REVERSE(). What is B[1] after reversal?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

After reversing [2,4,6,8,10], the array becomes [10,8,6,4,2]. B[1]=8.

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