Braingle: 'A BASIC Quiz' Trivia Quiz

#1 BASIC is not an acronym, but was chosen as the name for this language to express its simplicity.

#4 How many times would the word "hello" appear on the screen if the following keystrokes were entered into a BASIC environment (note that {enter} represents hitting the Enter key on the keyboard): 1 Print "hello" {enter} 2 Goto 1 {enter} Run {enter}?

#5 Which of the following languages was considered a major influence on the development of BASIC?

#6 A line of code such as 'Prinnt "Hello"' contains a specific type of error. What is this error called in BASIC?

#7 The command 'Input A' differs from the command 'Input A$' primarily in one way. What is this primary difference?

'A' is a general variable, while 'A$' is a reserved variable.
'A' is not a valid BASIC variable, while 'A$' is a valid BASIC variable.
'A' is a valid BASIC variable, while 'A$' is not a valid BASIC variable.
'A' can store only numeric data, while 'A$' can store string data.
None of the above

#8 What is the primary difference between the GOTO and the GOSUB statements?

There is no difference. They behave the same.
GOTO is used to control the flow of the program, but GOSUB is not.
GOSUB is used to control the flow of the program, but GOTO is not.
GOTO requires a line label, but GOSUB does not.
None of the above

A BASIC Quiz

#1 BASIC is not an acronym, but was chosen as the name for this language to express its simplicity.

#2 BASIC is considered what type of programming language?

#3 BASIC was created during which decade?

#4 How many times would the word "hello" appear on the screen if the following keystrokes were entered into a BASIC environment (note that {enter} represents hitting the Enter key on the keyboard): 1 Print "hello" {enter} 2 Goto 1 {enter} Run {enter}?

#5 Which of the following languages was considered a major influence on the development of BASIC?

#6 A line of code such as 'Prinnt "Hello"' contains a specific type of error. What is this error called in BASIC?

#7 The command 'Input A' differs from the command 'Input A$' primarily in one way. What is this primary difference?

#8 What is the primary difference between the GOTO and the GOSUB statements?

#9 BASIC has a very limited number of mathematical operators.

#10 Unlike some more complex programming languages, BASIC programs must be compiled in order to run them on a computer.

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