Programming Concepts and Software Development Quiz Test your knowledge with 17 questions on procedural vs. object-oriented programming, DRY principle, design patterns, Git, polymorphism, APIs, unit testing, and more.
#1
Don't Repeat Yourself
Do Repeat Yourself
Duplicate Repeated Yields
Do Rationalize Yourself
#2
To compile code into an executable format.
To track changes in code and collaborate with others.
To automatically test code for bugs.
To optimize code performance.
#3
To analyze data in a database.
To create user interfaces.
To allow different software systems to communicate with each other.
To design algorithms for problem-solving.
#4
To destruct an object after it is no longer needed.
To initialize an object's state when it is created.
To update an object's properties after it is created.
To perform mathematical calculations.
#5
To ignore errors and continue program execution.
To handle unexpected situations that arise during program execution.
To execute code repeatedly until a condition is met.
To validate user input before processing it.
#6
A software development approach that emphasizes thorough planning and documentation.
A software development approach that focuses on iterative development, collaboration, and customer feedback.
A software development approach that does not involve testing.
A software development approach that relies on a single individual to make all decisions.
#7
Procedural programming focuses on functions, while object-oriented programming focuses on objects and classes.
Procedural programming focuses on objects, while object-oriented programming focuses on functions.
There is no difference between procedural and object-oriented programming.
Object-oriented programming does not support functions.
#8
It refers to the pattern of colors and fonts used in the user interface.
It is a reusable solution to a commonly occurring problem within a given context in software design.
It is a pattern used by graphic designers to create logos.
It is a pattern used in architectural design.
#9
Compile-time errors occur during program execution, while runtime errors occur during program compilation.
Compile-time errors occur during program compilation, while runtime errors occur during program execution.
Compile-time errors and runtime errors are the same thing.
Compile-time errors and runtime errors never occur in programming.
#10
To test the entire software system as a whole.
To test individual units or components of the software.
To design the user interface of the software.
To document the software development process.
#11
To provide a graphical user interface for software applications.
To provide a foundation of pre-written code and libraries for developing software applications.
To optimize the performance of software applications.
To convert high-level programming languages into machine code.
#12
The ability of a software system to adapt to different programming languages.
The ability of a software system to handle increasing amounts of work or users.
The ability of a software system to generate scalable graphics.
The ability of a software system to automatically scale down its operations.
#13
The ability of a function to perform different actions based on the object's type.
The process of converting data into a byte stream.
The process of hiding the implementation details of an object.
The process of restricting access to certain parts of an object.
#14
Synchronous programming executes tasks sequentially, while asynchronous programming executes tasks concurrently.
Asynchronous programming executes tasks sequentially, while synchronous programming executes tasks concurrently.
Synchronous programming does not execute tasks, while asynchronous programming executes tasks one after another.
Synchronous programming and asynchronous programming are the same.
#15
Functional programming focuses on writing functions as mathematical equations, while imperative programming focuses on describing the steps to solve a problem.
Functional programming does not use functions, while imperative programming heavily relies on functions.
Functional programming is slower than imperative programming.
There is no difference between functional and imperative programming.
#16
An attack where a hacker injects malicious code into a website's HTML.
An attack where a hacker injects malicious code into a database query.
An attack where a hacker steals data by intercepting network traffic.
An attack where a hacker gains unauthorized access to a server.
#17
To store intermediate results of expensive function calls and reuse them to avoid redundant computations.
To measure the time complexity of an algorithm.
To randomly access elements in a data structure.
To find the maximum element in an array.
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