Question 1

When you use the logical ____ operator, only one of the listed conditions must be met for the resulting action to take place.

Accepted Answer

A)  OR 
B)  nested 
C)  AND 
D)  NOT 
A)  OR 
B)  nested 
C)  AND 
D)  NOT A

Question 2

In an OR decision, why is it more efficient to first ask the question that is more likely to be true?

Accepted Answer

The general rule is: In an OR decision, first ask the question that is more likely to be true. This approach eliminates as many executions of the second decision as possible, and the time it takes to process all the data is decreased. As with the AND situation, in an OR situation, it is more efficient to eliminate as many extra decisions as possible.

Question 3

When you ____________________ decisions because the resulting action requires that two conditions be true, you must decide which of the two decisions to make first.

Accepted Answer

nest

Question 4

Usually, ____ variables are not considered to be equal unless they are identical.

Accepted Answer

A)  string 
B)  integer 
C)  character 
D)  floating point 
A)  string 
B)  integer 
C)  character 
D)  floating point

Question 5

The conditional AND operator in Java, C++, and C# is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  & 
B)  AND 
C)  ** 
D)  && 
A)  & 
B)  AND 
C)  ** 
D)  &&

Question 6

A series of nested if statements is also called a ____ if statement.

Accepted Answer

A)  stacked 
B)  cascading 
C)  indented 
D)  waterfall 
A)  stacked 
B)  cascading 
C)  indented 
D)  waterfall

Question 7

Explain what a range check is and provide an example.

Accepted Answer

When you use a range check, you compare

Question 8

You use the logical ____ operator to reverse the meaning of a Boolean expression.

Accepted Answer

A)  AND 
B)  XOR 
C)  OR 
D)  NOT 
A)  AND 
B)  XOR 
C)  OR 
D)  NOT

Question 9

When creating a truth table, you must determine how many possible Boolean value combinations exist for the conditions. If there are two conditions, ____ combinations will exist.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  four 
C)  eight 
D)  16 
A)  two 
B)  four 
C)  eight 
D)  16

Question 10

Who was George Boole and what did he do?

Accepted Answer

Mathematician George Boole (1815-1864 ap

Question 11

Describe a Boolean expression.

Accepted Answer

Every decision you make in a computer pr

Question 12

List the three types of comparisons that enable the making of any decision.

Accepted Answer

Any decision can be made using

Question 13

A ____ expression is one that represents only one of two states, usually expressed as true or false.

Accepted Answer

A)  single-alternative 
B)  Boolean 
C)  Unicode 
D)  dual 
A)  single-alternative 
B)  Boolean 
C)  Unicode 
D)  dual

Question 14

List three techniques to avoid confusion when mixing AND and OR operators.

Accepted Answer

You can use parentheses to override the

Question 15

Most programming languages allow you to ask two or more questions in a single comparison.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A short-circuit evaluation is where each part of an expression is evaluated only as far as necessary to determine whether the entire expression is true or false.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A ____________________ selection is one in which an action is associated with each of two possible outcomes.

Accepted Answer

dual-alter

Question 18

____ operators require two operands.

Accepted Answer

A)  Unary 
B)  Tertiary 
C)  Binary 
D)  Dual 
A)  Unary 
B)  Tertiary 
C)  Binary 
D)  Dual

Question 19

Both operands in a comparison expression must be the same ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  value 
B)  name 
C)  length 
D)  data type 
A)  value 
B)  name 
C)  length 
D)  data type

Question 20

You can use ____ for clarity and to override the default order of operations.

Accepted Answer

A)  parentheses 
B)  truth tables 
C)  multiplication 
D)  NOT 
A)  parentheses 
B)  truth tables 
C)  multiplication 
D)  NOT

When you use the logical ____ operator, only one of the listed conditions must be met for the resulting action to take place.

In an OR decision, why is it more efficient to first ask the question that is more likely to be true?

When you ____________________ decisions because the resulting action requires that two conditions be true, you must decide which of the two decisions to make first.

Usually, ____ variables are not considered to be equal unless they are identical.

The conditional AND operator in Java, C++, and C# is ____.

A series of nested if statements is also called a ____ if statement.

Explain what a range check is and provide an example.

You use the logical ____ operator to reverse the meaning of a Boolean expression.

When creating a truth table, you must determine how many possible Boolean value combinations exist for the conditions. If there are two conditions, ____ combinations will exist.

Who was George Boole and what did he do?

Describe a Boolean expression.

List the three types of comparisons that enable the making of any decision.

A ____ expression is one that represents only one of two states, usually expressed as true or false.

List three techniques to avoid confusion when mixing AND and OR operators.

Most programming languages allow you to ask two or more questions in a single comparison.

A short-circuit evaluation is where each part of an expression is evaluated only as far as necessary to determine whether the entire expression is true or false.

A ____________________ selection is one in which an action is associated with each of two possible outcomes.

____ operators require two operands.

Both operands in a comparison expression must be the same ____.

You can use ____ for clarity and to override the default order of operations.

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Exam 4: Making Decisions

When you use the logical ____ operator, only one of the listed conditions must be met for the resulting action to take place.

In an OR decision, why is it more efficient to first ask the question that is more likely to be true?

When you ____________________ decisions because the resulting action requires that two conditions be true, you must decide which of the two decisions to make first.

Usually, ____ variables are not considered to be equal unless they are identical.

The conditional AND operator in Java, C++, and C# is ____.

A series of nested if statements is also called a ____ if statement.

Explain what a range check is and provide an example.

You use the logical ____ operator to reverse the meaning of a Boolean expression.

When creating a truth table, you must determine how many possible Boolean value combinations exist for the conditions. If there are two conditions, ____ combinations will exist.

Who was George Boole and what did he do?

Describe a Boolean expression.

List the three types of comparisons that enable the making of any decision.

A ____ expression is one that represents only one of two states, usually expressed as true or false.

List three techniques to avoid confusion when mixing AND and OR operators.

Most programming languages allow you to ask two or more questions in a single comparison.

A short-circuit evaluation is where each part of an expression is evaluated only as far as necessary to determine whether the entire expression is true or false.

A ____________________ selection is one in which an action is associated with each of two possible outcomes.

____ operators require two operands.

Both operands in a comparison expression must be the same ____.

You can use ____ for clarity and to override the default order of operations.

An Overview of Computers and Proramming

Elements of High Quality Programs

Understanding Structure

Looping

Arrays

File Handling and Applications

Advanced Data Handling Techniques

Advanced Modularization Techniques

Object Oriented Programming

More Object Oriented Programming Concepts

Event Driven Gui Programming Multithreading and Animation

System Modeling With the Uml

Using Relational Databases

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