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Programming Basics Quiz

Try out this Programming Basics quiz to test your knowledge. Programming Basics trivia explores the core ideas behind coding, including logic, syntax, data types, and common beginner concepts across major languages and computing history.

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15 questions

~3 min to finish

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240 pts max score

  1. Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts

    Which computing honor is often nicknamed the Nobel Prize of computing?

  2. Question 2 · Easy · 10 pts

    JSON is short for what?

  3. Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts

    Which noted computer scientist is named as co-developer of the CLU programming language?

  4. Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts

    Donald Knuth introduced what famous term describing code written with strong explanatory prose?

  5. Question 5 · Easy · 10 pts

    What does API stand for?

  6. Question 6 · Easy · 10 pts

    A Boolean value can be which two states?

  7. Question 7 · Easy · 10 pts

    What is a loop used for in programming?

  8. Question 8 · Easy · 10 pts

    Which data type is commonly used to represent text?

  9. Question 9 · Easy · 10 pts

    HTML stands for what?

  10. Question 10 · Easy · 10 pts

    What does CSS stand for?

  11. Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts

    What does SQL stand for?

  12. Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts

    What does IDE stand for?

  13. Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts

    Who created Java?

  14. Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts

    Who created Linux?

  15. Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts

    Who is often credited as the first computer programmer?