4.1: Fundamentals of Programming: revision quiz and key terms

Free practice for 4.1: Fundamentals of Programming in AQA A Level Computer Science (7517). It has 19 parts, listed below. Try the questions, then check the key terms.

Key terms for 4.1: Fundamentals of Programming

Built-in data type

A data type provided directly by a programming language, such as integer or string.

Constant

A named value that cannot change while the program is running.

Exception handling

Code that responds to errors during execution so the program does not crash.

Global variable

A variable declared outside any subroutine that can be accessed throughout the program.

Local variable

A variable declared inside a subroutine, existing only while it executes.

Parameter

A variable in a subroutine's definition that receives a value passed in when it is called.

Recursion

A technique in which a subroutine calls itself until a base case is reached.

Sequence

One of the three combining principles, where instructions are executed one after another in order.

What 4.1: Fundamentals of Programming covers

In RADevo this topic has a full topic test and a focused quiz for each part:

• 4.1.1.1 Data Types
• 4.1.1.2 Programming Concepts
• 4.1.1.3 Arithmetic Operations
• 4.1.1.4 Relational Operations
• 4.1.1.5 Boolean Operations
• 4.1.1.6 Constants and Variables
• 4.1.1.7 String-Handling Operations
• 4.1.1.8 Random Number Generation
• 4.1.1.9 Exception Handling
• 4.1.1.10 Subroutines (Procedures/Functions)
• 4.1.1.11 Parameters of Subroutines
• 4.1.1.12 Returning Values from a Subroutine
• 4.1.1.13 Local Variables in Subroutines
• 4.1.1.14 Global Variables
• 4.1.1.15 Role of Stack Frames in Subroutine Calls
• 4.1.1.16 Recursive Techniques
• 4.1.2.1 Programming Paradigms
• 4.1.2.2 Procedural-Oriented Programming
• 4.1.2.3 Object-Oriented Programming