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Function Junction
How do you do that thing you do?
Stringing me Along
Potpourri
100
A named storage location in Alice
variable
100
How do you get to functions? (use the correct Alice terminology...no 'thingys')
Click on the object or World in the Object Tree then click on the Functions tab in the Details Panel
100
How do you add 3D text to a world?
Scroll the end of the local gallery and select the Create 3D Text icon
100
What is the name of the primitive function used to collect information from a user, such as their name?
ask user for string function
100
What version of Alice are you using?
2.3
200
A variable that belongs to only one method
local variable
200
What function is used to get the user to enter a quantity, such as how many times a penguin should jump?
Ask user for a number function
200
What function do you use to keep objects from crashing into each other?
Proximity function
200
What does the variable tile for a string look like?
it has 'abc' in it
200
What are the dates of Spring Break? (thinking about being warmer!!)
April 14-18
300
A sequence of characters (letters, symbols, numbers)
a string
300
What is the difference between a function and a method?
A function returns a value back to its instruction; a method does not
300
What are the 3 things you MUST specify when creating a variable?
Name, type, initial value
300
Explain the two key factors that distinguish a string from static text.
1. Strings use variables, so we don't know what they might say. 2. They are completely depend upon user input rather than programmer input.
300
How many pet cats are there in the United States (give or take 5 million)?
86 million
400
A type of method that returns a value back to the instruction that called it
a function
400
What World function is used to join together two strings?
a joined with b function
400
You need to collect two numbers from the user, add them, and display the result. How many variables of what kind do you need. Why?
Three, all number type, one for each of the numbers entered by the user and one for the result.
400
What is the programming term for joining two strings together? Spell it!
string concatenation
400
What is the oldest college/university in South Carolina? BONUS 100 if you know when it was founded!
College of Charleston, 1770
500
The type of instruction that changes the contents of a variable
a set instruction
500
Explain what an argument in a function is?
An additional piece of information, such as a math operation to perform
500
How do you write an instruction to change the value of a variable property? Use accurate Alice terminology.
1. Drag the Variable tile into the Method editor. 2. Specify the set instruction where the value should come from (user, another variable)
500
What world function do you use to convert a non-string object to a string?
what as a string function
500
What continent contains the most people? Give or take 50 million, how many are there?
Asia, 4.1 billion