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JavaScript Quiz 1
Javascript Quiz 1
Question | Answer |
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The JavaScript keyword used to declare a variable. | var |
An adjective that describes programming languages that allow you to use one variable to store different kinds of data at run time. JavaScript is an example. | loosely typed |
An english language outline like tool used for expressing an algorithm. | psueudocode |
This javascript keyword begins a function definition: | function |
A named identifier that stores data during the execution of your script. | variable |
A piece of software that translates high level programming languages into a "machine readable" form while the program is running. Javascript compatible browsers is an example. | Interpreter |
The most versatile example of a selection statement. It allows you to use complex conditions rather than simply matching cases. | if statement |
Multiline comments in JavaScript begin with these symbols. | /* |
A step by step set of instructions used to solve a specific problem. | algorithm |
One of the symbols that can be used to delimit a string in JavaScript. | " |
Got code that you want to use in all kinds of web pages? Create one of these and put it in an external javascript file. | function |
Complete this step in the problem solving process after writing an algorithm but before translating the algorithm into code. | Test the algorithm for correctness. |
The concatenation operator in Javascript. | + |
The symbol used to terminate a statement in JavaScript | ; |
This type of statement allows you to store a value in a variable. | assignment statement |
A complex piece of code that "encapsulates" what it means to be a "thing" in the real world. The code describes both the attributes and behaviors of the "thing" it represents. document is an example. | object |
Name of control structure that allows programs to branch or make choices. | selection |
An action that an object knows how to do. write is an example for the document object. | method |
Got a block of code that you want to execute over and over? Use this control structure. The answer is NOT loop. | repetition |
An "extra piece" of information a fucntion needs in order to do its work. | parameter |
The first step in the problem solving process. | Understanding the porblem. |
This method of the document object allows you to add text to the HTML stream that makes up a webpage. | write |
In absence of any other control structure, statements in code are executed in the order in which they are written. | sequence |
This tool illustrates an algorithm in graphical form. | flowchart |
Use these to begin and end blocks of code in Javascript. | { and } |
An object based, cleint side scripting language that is support by most modern browsers. | Javascript |
The single line comment marker in Javascript. | // |
This object represesnts the current html page. | document |
This code is interpreted by the browser of the user who request the webpage. | client side code |
Code that is executed on the web server that hosts the web page. | server side code. |