AP CS A Exam Info

Multiple Choice, 42 Questions, 55%

Question topics will include:

• • Programming Fundamentals

  • Data Structures

  • Logic

  • Algorithms/Problem Solving

  • Object-Oriented Programming

  • Recursion

  • Software Engineering

Free Response, 4 Questions, 45%

Four problems wherein students must write program code, worth 25 points total.

1. Methods and Control Structures  (7 points)

   • Create objects of a class and call methods

   • Satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements

2. Class  (7 points)

   • Define a new type by creating a class

   • Satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements

3. ArrayList  (5 points)

   • Satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements

4. 2D Array  (6 points)

   • Satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements

   • Create, traverse, and manipulate elements in 2D array objects