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AP Computer Science Principles Premium, 2024: 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2024) - Page 1 preview imageTHETOETRUSTEJSTEDNAMEINTESTP'NTESTPREPsdstaasianissTHsesssastesstHe+eesaseeess3050095085arwo2se0e0sBHfit290es000?BETHPLSeessss®BHnlesasssecsso%essesgnWy35%8SeesTassestie:ATTPRTTssSeesenie”nitRTTessessesteeseneesesesasesisS%0essecsSessa’!Ree »remi5/-mma25/~\HnRs/BNHERR/~ONHEREouts4\DIRx(a)hb\HyHE20s,\,Seleneo.Q&:RRRLYeeeXX:RRRWRSSomSofRRWISSSoRR"ete&NINE[JRRRXLRRRRRANAtesSSRRR$[)1RRR8RRR]¢[J]979°,RBI0%)RRRRRRCcRRRATRA5%eee]F<‘RAne<5RIEL=ylUWPeasantXXXSEARSoyEWESEINoretoysRete!®6full0e2500%,005050,00%"«%,essed®6full-I$5,oeslengthpracticEy0SeSo.etestswith50500000nt*|@Se2%"00®Onlidetaileder,OSE2%,nline5ans!522.2.onpracticewithatiwerexplanati095%,0%PvZ2.2.2"|ithatimedtestoptinationsose0ooye%yO822?K)ComprehensiveoptioniandscaringSE,4%"voeviewa270%05%9ESndpractioorelstyelsVySatbosesl!ExperttipsplusBpracticeforalltopicsonth“oyetsesSOSRarron’see;000000XARAon's“Essential5”thinXamosREEgsyounSeatsoletanntoyoratseeedtoki°%®,yo0tsorateatnowRAISSetleosoete®n0%Sohiticheloenp>”andredtrademark-SillEti49TREEalaffliatedwithBVortttprsCPONLINEPRA
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AP Computer Science Principles Premium, 2024: 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2024) - Page 3 preview imageBARRON'S[8
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AP Computer Science Principles Premium, 2024: 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2024) - Page 5 preview imageScannow-Etoaccesspracticeincludedwiththisbook,orgotoonline.barronsbooks.comBARRON’S
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AP Computer Science Principles Premium, 2024: 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2024) - Page 6 preview image©AP®isaregisteredtrademarkoftheCollegeBoard,whichisnotaffiliatedwithBarron'sandwasnotinvolvedintheproductionof,anddoesnotendorse,thisproduct.Copyright2023,2021,2020byKaplanNorthAmerica,LLCd/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeriesAllrightsreservedunderInternationalandPan-AmericanCopyrightConventions.Bypaymentoftherequiredfees,youhavebeengrantedthenon-exclusive,non-transferablerighttoaccessandreadthetextofthiseBookonscreen.Nopartofthistextmaybereproduced,transmitted,downloaded,decompiled,reverseengineered,orstoredinorintroducedintoanyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,inanyformorbyanymeans,whetherelectronicormechanical,nowknownorhereinafterinvented,withouttheexpresswrittenpermissionofthepublisher.PublishedbyKaplanNorthAmerica,LLCd/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeries1515WCypressCreekRoadFortLauderdale,FL.33309www.barronseduc.comISBN:978-1-5062-8776-810987654321KaplanNorthAmerica,LLCd/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeriesprintbooksareavailableatspecialquantitydiscountstouseforsalespromotions,employeepremiums,oreducationalpurposes.Formoreinformationortopurchasebooks,pleasecalltheSimon&Schusterspecialsalesdepartmentat866-506-1949.I~StudyXY
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AP Computer Science Principles Premium, 2024: 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2024) - Page 7 preview imageAbouttheAuthorSethReichelsonisa2015WhiteHouseChampionofChange,CollegeBoardSummerInstituteTeacher,andIBMChampion.AsaComputerScienceteacheratLakeBrantleyHighSchoolandOcoeeHighSchool,hegrewhiscomputerprogramwithgrassrootsactivism.Throughhisunflappablelikabilityandout-of-the-boximplementationofideas,heenlivenedtheclasswithquirkybutaccessibleprojectsthatappealtoallstudents.Puttinghischarismaticlegitimacytopapertrulyhasbeenanepicadventureforallinvolved,includinghisLabradors.SethReichelsonisalongtimehighschoolteacherandLabradorretrieverenthusiast.
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AP Computer Science Principles Premium, 2024: 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2024) - Page 8 preview imageTableofContentsHowtoUseThisBookBarron’sEssential5ThingsYouNeedtoKnowPrefaceIntroductionGeneralInformationAbouttheExamHintsforTakingtheExamDIAGNOSTICTESTDiagnosticTestAnswerKeyAnswersExplainedDiagnosticTableMatch1CreatePerformanceTaskGeneralRequirementsProgramRequirementsFullCreatePerformanceTask—SampleOneFullCreatePerformanceTask—SampleTwoFullCreatePerformanceTask—SampleThreeFullCreatePerformanceTask—SampleFourFullCreatePerformanceTask—SampleFive
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AP Computer Science Principles Premium, 2024: 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2024) - Page 9 preview imageFullCreatePerformanceTask—SampleSix2BigIdea1:CreativeDevelopmentComputingInnovationsCollaborationHowProgramsFunctionProgramInputDevelopmentProcessCreativeDevelopmentQuestionsAnswerKeyAnswersExplained3BigIdea2:DataBitsRepresentDataNumberSystemsVariousErrorsLossyandLosslessDataCompressionInformationExtractedfromDataPrivacyConcernsDataQuestionsAnswerKeyAnswersExplained4BigIdea3:AlgorithmsandProgrammingWhatIsanAbstraction?MathematicalOperatorsHowtoSolveModulusAssignmentOperatorsListsDisplayOperators
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AP Computer Science Principles Premium, 2024: 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2024) - Page 10 preview imageInputOperatorsRelationalandBooleanOperatorsTheRobotTheSwapSearchingAlgorithmsandProgrammingQuestionsAnswerKeyAnswersExplainedBigIdea3:AlgorithmsandProgrammingPart2ProgrammingFlowchartsListsProceduresAlgorithmsandProgrammingQuestionsPart2AnswerKeyAnswersExplained5BigIdea4:ComputerSystemsandNetworksComputingDevicesAutonomousSystemsoftheInternetFaultToleranceEfficiencyofSolutionsComputerSystemsandNetworksQuestionsAnswerKeyAnswersExplained6BigIdea5:ImpactofComputingTheWorldWideWebDigitalDivideBeneficialandHarmfulEffects
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AP Computer Science Principles Premium, 2024: 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2024) - Page 11 preview imageHumanBiasCrowdsourcingLegalandEthicalConcernsSafeComputingImpactofComputingQuestionsAnswerKeyAnswersExplainedPRACTICETESTSPracticeTest1AnswerKeyAnswersExplainedPracticeTest2AnswerKeyAnswersExplainedAppendix
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AP Computer Science Principles Premium, 2024: 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2024) - Page 12 preview imageHowtoUseThisBookThisbookisfocusedonlyonyougettingcorrectanswersontheAPtest.TopicsarecoveredinthesamedepthandscopeastheAPexam.ThisbookoffersacomprehensivereviewoftheEnduringUnderstandings,KeyConcepts,LearningObjectives,andEssentialKnowledgetaughtintheAPComputerSciencePrinciplescourse.Eachelementofthisbookisdesignedtoprepareyoufortheexam.DiagnosticTestFirst,taketheDiagnosticTesttogainanunderstandingofyourstrengthsandweaknesses.Itisaseventy-questioncompletetestwithdetailedanswerexplanations.CreatePerformanceTasksThisbookincludessixfullsampleCreatePerformanceTaskswithcompletewrittenreports.Allprogramscontaintherequirementstofullyscoreonthecreatetaskrubric.Programsarewritteninbothgraphicalandtext-basedlanguages.ReviewandPracticeChaptersarearrangedinorderofthebigideaswithtwochaptersdedicatedtoalgorithms.Sevenhundredandsixty-fivemultiple-choicequestionswritteninAPformatcoveralltopicsontheexam.Allmultiple-choicequestionsinthistextincludedetailedanswerexplanations.
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AP Computer Science Principles Premium, 2024: 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2024) - Page 13 preview imagePracticeTestsThefinalsectionofthebookofferstheopportunitytotaketwofull-lengthpracticeteststhatincludeallquestiontypesfoundontheactualexam.Acomprehensiveanswerexplanationisprovidedforeachmultiple-choicequestion.OnlinePracticeInadditiontothediagnostictestandtwopracticetestswithinthisbook,therearealsothreefull-lengthonlinepracticeexams.Youmaytaketheseexamsinpractice(untimed)modeorintimedmode.Allquestionsincludedetailedanswerexplanations.ForStudentsThisreviewbookhighlightsallconceptsineachchapterandexplainsthembygivingcontentexamples.Howyouusethebookdependsonhowyourschooloffersthecourse.Nevertheless,byansweringthereviewquestionsattheendofeachchapterandbytakingthepracticetests,youwillhaveanindicationofhowwellyouwilldoontheactualexam.ForTeachersThisbookcanbeusedasastand-alonetextbookorincombinationwithanyoftheCollegeBoardapprovedcurriculums.
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AP Computer Science Principles Premium, 2024: 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2024) - Page 14 preview imageAsyoureviewthecontentinthisbookandworktowardearningthat“5”onyourAPComputerSciencePrinciplesExam,herearefiveessentialsthatyouMUSTknowaboveeverythingelse:ImplementallprogrammingrequirementsfortheCreatePerformanceTask.Yourprogramdoesnotneedtobeamasterpiece,butitdoesneedtocontaintherequirements.Makesureyoursubmittedprogramcontainsaprocedure,parameters,list,iteration,[1Jselection,andsequence.Useexamplesprovidedinthisbooktofamiliarizeyourselfwithhowthecodingrequirementscanbeimplementedinyourprogram.A5000-lineprogramthatdoesnotcontainalltherequirementswillscorelowerthana19-lineprogramthatdoes.UnderstandwhatyouprogrammedandbeabletoanswerCollegeBoardquestionsinthewrittenreport.WhileCollegeBoardquestionsarevague,whattheyexpectforanswersisextremelyspecific.No[2partialcreditisgiven.UsetheexamplesandnonexamplesprovidedinthisbooktounderstandhowtheCollegeBoardwantsyoutoanswerthewrittenquestions.Beawareoftherulesofsyntaxforthepseudocodeusedonthemultiple-choiceexam.TheprogramminglanguageusedontheexamisuniquetotheCollegeBoardandcanconflictwiththerulesforthe[3programminglanguageyouusedinclass.Forexample,theindexofalistbeginswith1ontheexambutinmanylanguagestheindexbeginswith0.Becomefamiliarwiththetypeofquestionsaskedontheexam.Forexample,yourmultiple-choiceexamwillcontainrobotquestions,
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AP Computer Science Principles Premium, 2024: 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2024) - Page 15 preview image[4tracingproblems,findingerrorproblems,convertingnumberquestions,loopingquestions,andothers.Usethehundredsofexampleproblemsincludedinthisbooktoprepare.Understandthescopeofquestionsusedontheexam.Manytopicsonthisexamarecomplexbutwhatistestedontheexamisnotcomplex.Forexample,theinternetisacomplextopicandcouldtake[5Jmonthstocovertofullyunderstandthetopic.However,thescopeanddepthofinternetquestionsincludedonthistestarelimited.Thisbookonlycoverswhatisonthetest.
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AP Computer Science Principles Premium, 2024: 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2024) - Page 16 preview imagePrefaceThisbookisaimedatstudentstakingtheAPComputerSciencePrinciplesexamandisdesignedtohelpstudentsprepareforexamtopics,regardlessofwhatcomputerlanguageormethodtheyweretaught.Thebookprovidesin-depthinstructionsonhowtocompletetheCreatePerformanceTaskwithsixcompletewrittenandcodedexamples.Wehaveincludedsampleresponsesthatearnhighscoresandsampleresponsesthatearnlowscores.Theprovidedsampleresponsesareintendedtoserveasguidingresourcesonly.DoNOTcopythesampleresponses!TheCollegeBoarddoesrigorouschecksforplagiarism.ThequestionsandexamplesallreflectthestyleofrecentexamquestionsandcovertheessentialknowledgetopicsoutlinedbytheCollegeBoard.Forthebenefitofstudentsandinstructors,wehaveincludedonediagnostictestandtwopracticeexamsinthisbook,withthreemorepracticeexamsavailableonline.
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