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    © AP® is a registered trademark of the College Board, which is not affiliated with Barron's and was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product. Copyright 2023, 2021, 2020 by Kaplan North America, LLC d/b/a Barron’s Educational Series All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this eBook on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of the publisher. Published by Kaplan North America, LLC d/b/a Barron’s Educational Series 1515 W Cypress Creek Road Fort Lauderdale, FL. 33309 www.barronseduc.com ISBN: 978-1-5062-8776-8 10987654321 Kaplan North America, LLC d/b/a Barron’s Educational Series print books are available at special quantity discounts to use for sales promotions, employee premiums, or educational purposes. For more information or to purchase books, please call the Simon & Schuster special sales department at 866- 506-1949. I~ StudyXY

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    About the Author Seth Reichelson is a 2015 White House Champion of Change, College Board Summer Institute Teacher, and IBM Champion. As a Computer Science teacher at Lake Brantley High School and Ocoee High School, he grew his computer program with grassroots activism. Through his unflappable likability and out-of-the-box implementation of ideas, he enlivened the class with quirky but accessible projects that appeal to all students. Putting his charismatic legitimacy to paper truly has been an epic adventure for all involved, including his Labradors. Seth Reichelson is a longtime high school teacher and Labrador retriever enthusiast.

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    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 1 Create 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

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    Full Create Performance Task—Sample Six 2 Big Idea 1: Creative Development Computing Innovations Collaboration How Programs Function Program Input Development Process Creative Development Questions Answer Key Answers Explained 3 Big 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 4 Big Idea 3: Algorithms and Programming What Is an Abstraction? Mathematical Operators How to Solve Modulus Assignment Operators Lists Display Operators

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    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 5 Big 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 6 Big Idea 5: Impact of Computing The World Wide Web Digital Divide Beneficial and Harmful Effects

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    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

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    How to Use This Book This book is focused only on you getting correct answers on the AP test. Topics are covered in the same depth and scope as the AP exam. This book offers a comprehensive review of the Enduring Understandings, Key Concepts, Learning Objectives, and Essential Knowledge taught in the AP Computer Science Principles course. Each element of this book is designed to prepare you for the exam. Diagnostic Test First, take the Diagnostic Test to gain an understanding of your strengths and weaknesses. It is a seventy-question complete test with detailed answer explanations. Create Performance Tasks This book includes six full sample Create Performance Tasks with complete written reports. All programs contain the requirements to fully score on the create task rubric. Programs are written in both graphical and text-based languages. Review and Practice Chapters are arranged in order of the big ideas with two chapters dedicated to algorithms. Seven hundred and sixty-five multiple-choice questions written in AP format cover all topics on the exam. All multiple-choice questions in this text include detailed answer explanations.

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    Practice Tests The final section of the book offers the opportunity to take two full-length practice tests that include all question types found on the actual exam. A comprehensive answer explanation is provided for each multiple-choice question. Online Practice In addition to the diagnostic test and two practice tests within this book, there are also three full-length online practice exams. You may take these exams in practice (untimed) mode or in timed mode. All questions include detailed answer explanations. For Students This review book highlights all concepts in each chapter and explains them by giving content examples. How you use the book depends on how your school offers the course. Nevertheless, by answering the review questions at the end of each chapter and by taking the practice tests, you will have an indication of how well you will do on the actual exam. For Teachers This book can be used as a stand-alone textbook or in combination with any of the College Board approved curriculums.

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    As you review the content in this book and work toward earning that “5” on your AP Computer Science Principles Exam, here are five essentials that you MUST know above everything else: Implement all programming requirements for the Create Performance Task. Your program does not need to be a masterpiece, but it does need to contain the requirements. Make sure your submitted program contains a procedure, parameters, list, iteration, [1 J selection, and sequence. Use examples provided in this book to familiarize yourself with how the coding requirements can be implemented in your program. A 5000-line program that does not contain all the requirements will score lower than a 19-line program that does. Understand what you programmed and be able to answer College Board questions in the written report. While College Board questions are vague, what they expect for answers is extremely specific. No [2 partial credit is given. Use the examples and nonexamples provided in this book to understand how the College Board wants you to answer the written questions. Be aware of the rules of syntax for the pseudo code used on the multiple-choice exam. The programming language used on the exam is unique to the College Board and can conflict with the rules for the [3 programming language you used in class. For example, the index of a list begins with 1 on the exam but in many languages the index begins with 0. Become familiar with the type of questions asked on the exam. For example, your multiple-choice exam will contain robot questions,

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    [4 tracing problems, finding error problems, converting number questions, looping questions, and others. Use the hundreds of example problems included in this book to prepare. Understand the scope of questions used on the exam. Many topics on this exam are complex but what is tested on the exam is not complex. For example, the internet is a complex topic and could take [5 J months to cover to fully understand the topic. However, the scope and depth of internet questions included on this test are limited. This book only covers what is on the test.

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    Preface This book is aimed at students taking the AP Computer Science Principles exam and is designed to help students prepare for exam topics, regardless of what computer language or method they were taught. The book provides in-depth instructions on how to complete the Create Performance Task with six complete written and coded examples. We have included sample responses that earn high scores and sample responses that earn low scores. The provided sample responses are intended to serve as guiding resources only. Do NOT copy the sample responses! The College Board does rigorous checks for plagiarism. The questions and examples all reflect the style of recent exam questions and cover the essential knowledge topics outlined by the College Board. For the benefit of students and instructors, we have included one diagnostic test and two practice exams in this book, with three more practice exams available online.

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