Introduction to Programming Quiz - CBSE Class 5 ICT

Free practice quiz: Introduction to Programming (CBSE Class 5 ICT). 20 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. Play online, no sign-up needed.

This CBSE Class 5 ICT practice quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions on Introduction to Programming, and 20 of them come with an explanation. Try the 5 sample questions below (tap an option to check yourself), then play the full quiz online. No sign-up needed.

Sample questions

1. What is programming?

   1. Cooking a meal
   2. Writing instructions for a computer
   3. Painting a picture
   4. Singing a song
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   Answer: B. Writing instructions for a computer

   Programming is the process of writing instructions that a computer can execute.

2. What is a variable in programming?

   1. A storage location with a name
   2. A type of fruit
   3. A kind of song
   4. A type of dance
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   Answer: A. A storage location with a name

   In programming, a variable is a way to store information that can be used and changed throughout a program.

3. Which of these is NOT a programming language?

   1. Ruby
   2. Java
   3. HTML
   4. C++
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   Answer: C. HTML

   HTML is a markup language, not a programming language. Ruby, Java, and C++ are programming languages.

4. What is 'source code'?

   1. Human-readable instructions written by a programmer
   2. The user's manual
   3. The code on the product packaging
   4. A soundtrack of a movie
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   Answer: A. Human-readable instructions written by a programmer

   Source code is a set of instructions and commands written by programmers in a language understood by humans.

5. What is 'binary code'?

   1. Code using 0s and 1s
   2. Colorful drawings
   3. Sound waves
   4. A series of dances
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   Answer: A. Code using 0s and 1s

   Binary code is the most basic form of data in a computer, composed of 0s and 1s.

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Answers and explanations are in the full quiz.

1. Which of these is a programming language?
2. What does 'debugging' mean?
3. Which is an essential component of programming?
4. What is an algorithm?
5. What does 'compiling' a program mean?
6. What is the purpose of comments in programming?
7. What is a 'loop' in programming?
8. What does the term 'syntax error' mean?
9. What is a 'function' in programming?
10. What is 'software development'?
11. What is 'testing' in programming?
12. What is 'object-oriented programming'?
13. What does 'IDE' stand for?
14. What is 'recursion' in programming?
15. What is the 'Turing Test'?

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