AP Computer Science Principles Premium, 2024: 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review + Online Practice 9781506287768

Table of contents :
How to Use This Book

Barron’s Essential 5 Things You Need to Know

Preface

Introduction

General Information About the Exam

Hints for Taking the Exam

DIAGNOSTIC TEST

Diagnostic Test

Answer Key

Answers Explained

Diagnostic Table Match

1Create Performance Task

General Requirements

Program Requirements

Full Create Performance Task—Sample One

Full Create Performance Task—Sample Two

Full Create Performance Task—Sample Three

Full Create Performance Task—Sample Four

Full Create Performance Task—Sample Five

Full Create Performance Task—Sample Six

2Big Idea 1: Creative Development

Computing Innovations

Collaboration

How Programs Function

Program Input

Development Process

Creative Development Questions

Answer Key

Answers Explained

3Big Idea 2: Data

Bits Represent Data

Number Systems

Various Errors

Lossy and Lossless Data Compression

Information Extracted from Data

Privacy Concerns

Data Questions

Answer Key

Answers Explained

4Big Idea 3: Algorithms and Programming

What Is an Abstraction?

Mathematical Operators

How to Solve Modulus

Assignment Operators

Lists

Display Operators

Input Operators

Relational and Boolean Operators

The Robot

The Swap

Searching

Algorithms and Programming Questions

Answer Key

Answers Explained

Big Idea 3: Algorithms and Programming Part 2

Programming

Flowcharts

Lists

Procedures

Algorithms and Programming Questions Part 2

Answer Key

Answers Explained

5Big Idea 4: Computer Systems and Networks

Computing Devices

Autonomous Systems of the Internet

Fault Tolerance

Efficiency of Solutions

Computer Systems and Networks Questions

Answer Key

Answers Explained

6Big Idea 5: Impact of Computing

The World Wide Web

Digital Divide

Beneficial and Harmful Effects

Human Bias

Crowdsourcing

Legal and Ethical Concerns

Safe Computing

Impact of Computing Questions

Answer Key

Answers Explained

PRACTICE TESTS

Practice Test 1

Answer Key

Answers Explained

Practice Test 2

Answer Key

Answers Explained

Appendix