APCSP APCSP Program Design and Development

Question 1

Which documentation practice best helps others understand a program's purpose?

Accepted Answer

Writing comments that explain the 'why' behind complex logic

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Removing all comments to reduce file size

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Using only variable names like x, y, z

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Compressing all code into a single line

Question 2

What is the purpose of using a development process when building a program?

Accepted Answer

To provide a structured approach that reduces errors and improves collaboration

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To guarantee the program will have no bugs

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To make programming take longer

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To replace the need for testing

Question 3

Which best describes an incremental development strategy?

Accepted Answer

Building and testing small pieces of functionality before adding more

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Writing the entire program before testing anything

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Only working on the user interface first

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Deleting old code and restarting frequently

Question 4

What does it mean to 'refactor' code?

Accepted Answer

Rewrite the code to improve structure without changing its behavior

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Delete unused files from the project

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Change what the program does to fix bugs

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Convert the code to a different programming language

Question 5

In the AP CSP 'Explore Task,' what must students include when citing a computational innovation?

Accepted Answer

Proper citation of sources including author, title, date, and URL

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Only the URL of the website

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The name of the teacher who assigned the task

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A screenshot of the innovation's homepage

Question 6

Which practice best supports collaborative program development?

Accepted Answer

Using version control so team members can track and merge changes

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Having only one person write all the code

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Keeping all code in a single file

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Avoiding comments so team members read the code directly