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Questions for Chapter 1 1) The tutorial in Appendix A illustrates two different kinds of animations: movies and interactive. What is the difference between the two? 2) List three ways in which a class is similar to a blueprint model […]

Questions for Chapter 10 1) List two built-in properties of an object that are indirectly changed by instructions such as move or turn to face. 2) Which button in the details pane of an object allows you to create your […]

Questions for Chapter 2 1) Creating a computer program can be described as a four-step process using problem solving techniques. List the four steps and give a brief description of each. Read the scenario – a description of the problem […]

Questions for Chapter 3 1) What action(s) does a function perform that a method does not? 2) What type of value is returned by each of the following built-in functions: a) distance to, b) is within threshold of, c) is […]

Questions for Chapter 4 1) Alice has hundreds of pre-written classes for instantiating objects in an Alice world. Where, in the Alice interface, can you find these pre-written classes? 2) Is it possible for your Alice program to have more […]

Questions for Chapter 5 1) In what way(s) is an interactive animation program different from a non-interactive (movie) animation program? 2) How is an event created at runtime? By clicking on the create new event button, and then selecting the […]

Questions for Chapter 6 1) What is the purpose of a conditional expression in an If/Else statement? 2) A conditional expression in an If/Else statement must evaluate to what type of value? Boolean. 3) What type of value is obtained […]

Questions for Chapter 7 1) Unless nested within a repeating control structure, Do in order, Do together, and If/Else control statements are expected to be executed exactly how many times? 2) Give two examples of control structures that are generally […]

Questions for Chapter 8 1) Give an explanation for the following statement: “Recursion is more appropriately described as a programming technique rather than as a control construct.” Recursion is not a program statement with a special word that identifies it […]

Questions for Chapter 9 1) If an Alice world contains six penguin objects, it is necessarily the case that the six penguins are items in a list of penguins? Explain your answer. 2) What is the purpose of creating a […]