Basic Coding Facts and Terms

1. What is 'Git' primarily used for?

• A. Version control and tracking code changes ✓
• B. Designing graphics
• C. Running a website
• D. Writing documents

💡 Git is a widely used version control system for tracking changes in source code during software development.

2. What does 'API' stand for?

• A. Application Programming Interface ✓
• B. Automated Program Instruction
• C. Advanced Programming Index
• D. Application Process Integration

💡 API stands for Application Programming Interface, allowing different software applications to communicate.

3. What is 'version control' used for?

• A. Tracking and managing changes to code over time ✓
• B. Deleting old code
• C. Running a program faster
• D. Designing a website

💡 Version control systems track changes made to code over time, allowing collaboration and history tracking.

4. What is a 'comment' in code used for?

• A. To explain code without affecting how it runs ✓
• B. To execute a function
• C. To store data
• D. To create a loop

💡 Comments are notes added to code to explain it, and they are ignored when the code runs.

5. What is 'cloud computing'?

• A. Using remote servers over the internet to store and process data ✓
• B. A type of weather forecasting software
• C. A local hard drive
• D. A type of programming language

💡 Cloud computing delivers computing services, like storage and processing, over the internet via remote servers.

6. What does 'SDK' stand for?

• A. Software Development Kit ✓
• B. System Design Kit
• C. Software Design Knowledge
• D. System Development Knowledge

💡 SDK stands for Software Development Kit, a collection of tools used to build applications for a specific platform.

7. What does 'IDE' stand for?

• A. Integrated Development Environment ✓
• B. Internet Data Exchange
• C. Internal Design Element
• D. Integrated Data Engine

💡 An IDE, or Integrated Development Environment, is software that provides tools for writing and testing code.

8. What is 'open source' software?

• A. Software with source code that is publicly available to view and modify ✓
• B. Software that costs money
• C. Software that only runs on one device
• D. Software without any code

💡 Open source software has publicly available source code that anyone can view, use, and modify.

9. What is a 'framework' in programming?

• A. A pre-built structure that helps developers build applications faster ✓
• B. A type of computer
• C. A programming error
• D. A file format

💡 A framework provides a pre-built structure and set of tools to help developers build applications more efficiently.

10. What is 'source code'?

• A. The human-readable instructions written by a programmer ✓
• B. The compiled program
• C. A type of computer virus
• D. A file format for images

💡 Source code is the original, human-readable code written by a programmer before it is compiled or interpreted.

11. What does 'backend' refer to in web development?

• A. The server-side logic and database ✓
• B. The visual design
• C. The part users see
• D. A type of browser

💡 'Backend' refers to the server-side logic, database, and application infrastructure behind a website.

12. What does 'compile' mean?

• A. To translate source code into machine-readable code ✓
• B. To delete a program
• C. To run a program directly
• D. To save a file

💡 'Compiling' translates human-readable source code into machine code that a computer can execute.

13. What does 'GUI' stand for?

• A. Graphical User Interface ✓
• B. General User Input
• C. Global Unified Interface
• D. Graphic Utility Instrument

💡 GUI stands for Graphical User Interface, a visual way for users to interact with software.

14. What does 'frontend' refer to in web development?

• A. The part of a website users interact with directly ✓
• B. The server-side logic
• C. The database
• D. The programming language used

💡 'Frontend' refers to the client-facing part of a website that users see and interact with.

15. What does 'JSON' stand for?

• A. JavaScript Object Notation ✓
• B. Java Standard Object Notation
• C. JavaScript Ordered Nodes
• D. Joint Syntax Object Network

💡 JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation, a lightweight format for storing and exchanging data.