Question 1

Which of the following is not found on a Microsoft Windows installation of Ruby?

Accepted Answer

A)  fxri - Interactive Ruby Help & Console 
B)  SciTe 
C)  Ruby Documentation 
D)  Ruby Debug Console 
A)  fxri - Interactive Ruby Help & Console 
B)  SciTe 
C)  Ruby Documentation 
D)  Ruby Debug Console D

Question 2

By default, Microsoft Windows automatically installs Ruby.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

To find out if Ruby is installed, you can type ruby -v at the operating system command prompt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Ruby is an object-oriented scripting language originally developed in 1981 to run on Microsoft Windows.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Ruby is distributed under a restricted licensing arrangement that permits limited use allowing anyone to freely install and use it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Ruby is generally regarded as a natural, English-like scripting language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

You can stop the current IRB session at any time and return to the operating system's command prompt by entering ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Quit 
B)  Terminate 
C)  Stop 
D)  Exit 
A)  Quit 
B)  Terminate 
C)  Stop 
D)  Exit

Question 8

Ruby's problem in the early days was the lack of a killer application that demonstrated is capabilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following code/text editors work on Window, Mac OS X, Linux and UNIX?

Accepted Answer

A)  FreeRIDE 
B)  Notepad 
C)  KATE 
D)  vi 
A)  FreeRIDE 
B)  Notepad 
C)  KATE 
D)  vi

Question 10

The IRB is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  A Ruby shell that acts an interface between you and Ruby 
B)  A batch utility that allows you to schedule the execution of script files 
C)  An interactive remote Ruby test environment that support remote script execution 
D)  None of the above 
A)  A Ruby shell that acts an interface between you and Ruby 
B)  A batch utility that allows you to schedule the execution of script files 
C)  An interactive remote Ruby test environment that support remote script execution 
D)  None of the above

Question 11

Ruby scripts run slower than their compiled counterparts because each time they run they must be reinterpreted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The origins of Ruby go back to 1995 where it quickly gained notice and popularity in Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Ruby scripts can run directly on all of the following operating systems except ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Microsoft Windows 
B)  MVS 
C)  Linux and UNIX 
D)  Mac OS X 
A)  Microsoft Windows 
B)  MVS 
C)  Linux and UNIX 
D)  Mac OS X

Question 14

Ruby's development was heavily influenced by all of the following except ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Perl 
B)  Smalltalk 
C)  Visual Basic 
D)  Python 
A)  Perl 
B)  Smalltalk 
C)  Visual Basic 
D)  Python

Question 15

The IRB lets you type in commands and small code snippets and to retrieve immediate results. The IRB command prompt consists of multiple parts separated by a colon as shown here: irb(main):001:0> Which of these parts is incorrectly described below?

Accepted Answer

A)  (main) - Identifies the current class (in this case the main object) 
B)  001 - A three digit number showing Ruby's version number 
C)  0 - Represents the current queue depth when working with a class 
D)  > - The end of the command prompt 
A)  (main) - Identifies the current class (in this case the main object) 
B)  001 - A three digit number showing Ruby's version number 
C)  0 - Represents the current queue depth when working with a class 
D)  > - The end of the command prompt

Question 16

Ruby on Rails (Rails) is a Web-based application development framework that allows programmers to build website applications using Ruby.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A feature of Ruby that sets it apart from many other programming languages is its light syntax.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following statements is sometimes included as the first statement in a Ruby script?

Accepted Answer

A)  #!/usr/local/bin/ruby -w 
B)  chmod +x 
C)  %Ruby_execute 
D)  #!\user\ 
A)  #!/usr/local/bin/ruby -w 
B)  chmod +x 
C)  %Ruby_execute 
D)  #!\user\

Question 19

The application that first demonstrated Ruby's capabilities was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ruby on Rails 
B)  Ajax 
C)  Web 2.0 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Ruby on Rails 
B)  Ajax 
C)  Web 2.0 
D)  None of the above

Question 20

To determine if Ruby is installed on your computer, you can open the command prompt and type which of the following commands?

Accepted Answer

A)  ipconfig all 
B)  ruby -v 
C)  dir ruby 
D)  ruby -verify 
A)  ipconfig all 
B)  ruby -v 
C)  dir ruby 
D)  ruby -verify

Which of the following is not found on a Microsoft Windows installation of Ruby?

By default, Microsoft Windows automatically installs Ruby.

To find out if Ruby is installed, you can type ruby -v at the operating system command prompt.

Ruby is an object-oriented scripting language originally developed in 1981 to run on Microsoft Windows.

Ruby is distributed under a restricted licensing arrangement that permits limited use allowing anyone to freely install and use it.

Ruby is generally regarded as a natural, English-like scripting language.

You can stop the current IRB session at any time and return to the operating system's command prompt by entering ____.

Ruby's problem in the early days was the lack of a killer application that demonstrated is capabilities.

Which of the following code/text editors work on Window, Mac OS X, Linux and UNIX?

The IRB is ____.

Ruby scripts run slower than their compiled counterparts because each time they run they must be reinterpreted.

The origins of Ruby go back to 1995 where it quickly gained notice and popularity in Japan.

Ruby scripts can run directly on all of the following operating systems except ____.

Ruby's development was heavily influenced by all of the following except ____.

The IRB lets you type in commands and small code snippets and to retrieve immediate results. The IRB command prompt consists of multiple parts separated by a colon as shown here: irb(main):001:0> Which of these parts is incorrectly described below?

Ruby on Rails (Rails) is a Web-based application development framework that allows programmers to build website applications using Ruby.

A feature of Ruby that sets it apart from many other programming languages is its light syntax.

Which of the following statements is sometimes included as the first statement in a Ruby script?

The application that first demonstrated Ruby's capabilities was ____.

To determine if Ruby is installed on your computer, you can open the command prompt and type which of the following commands?

Interacting With Ruby

Working With Strings, Objects, and Variables

Implementing Conditional Logic

Working With Loops

Working With Collections of Data

Working With Regular Expressions

Object-Oriented Programming

File and Folder Administration

Debugging

Ruby on Rails Web Development

Filters

Exam 1: Ruby Basics

Which of the following is not found on a Microsoft Windows installation of Ruby?

By default, Microsoft Windows automatically installs Ruby.

To find out if Ruby is installed, you can type ruby -v at the operating system command prompt.

Ruby is an object-oriented scripting language originally developed in 1981 to run on Microsoft Windows.

Ruby is distributed under a restricted licensing arrangement that permits limited use allowing anyone to freely install and use it.

Ruby is generally regarded as a natural, English-like scripting language.

You can stop the current IRB session at any time and return to the operating system's command prompt by entering ____.

Ruby's problem in the early days was the lack of a killer application that demonstrated is capabilities.

Which of the following code/text editors work on Window, Mac OS X, Linux and UNIX?

The IRB is ____.

Ruby scripts run slower than their compiled counterparts because each time they run they must be reinterpreted.

The origins of Ruby go back to 1995 where it quickly gained notice and popularity in Japan.

Ruby scripts can run directly on all of the following operating systems except ____.

Ruby's development was heavily influenced by all of the following except ____.

The IRB lets you type in commands and small code snippets and to retrieve immediate results. The IRB command prompt consists of multiple parts separated by a colon as shown here: irb(main):001:0> Which of these parts is incorrectly described below?

Ruby on Rails (Rails) is a Web-based application development framework that allows programmers to build website applications using Ruby.

A feature of Ruby that sets it apart from many other programming languages is its light syntax.

Which of the following statements is sometimes included as the first statement in a Ruby script?

The application that first demonstrated Ruby's capabilities was ____.

To determine if Ruby is installed on your computer, you can open the command prompt and type which of the following commands?

Interacting With Ruby

Working With Strings, Objects, and Variables

Implementing Conditional Logic

Working With Loops

Working With Collections of Data

Working With Regular Expressions

Object-Oriented Programming

File and Folder Administration

Debugging

Ruby on Rails Web Development

Filters